BONOBOS - OUR UNKNOWN COUSINS 01 June 2011Salonga National Park, Lui Kotale, Democratic Republic of Congo A young female bonobo rests after a large meal. Her lips are colored orange by mud she has eaten to counteract toxins in unripe fruit she consumed. Bonobos, along with chimpanzees, are our closest living relatives. They are also among the (...)
Southern Cassowary16 November 2012Black Mountain Road, Queensland, Australia A southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) feeds on the fruit of the blue quandong tree. The flightless birds grow up to two meters in height, with males weighing some 55 kg, and females 76 kg. Cassowaries are an endangered species, with around only 1,500 left in the wild. The birds are crucial to the (...)