Arid Recovery is an Australian wildlife management organization working on transforming “desert wildlife from threatened to thriving.” Part of their mission includes: “We aim to reverse mammal extinction trends in the arid zone and develop innovative strategies to manage and protect these critical ecosystems.” Sometimes, that includes something as simple as a bird rescue.
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The little animal was pink and gray, with a lighter pinkish head. Nathan helped extricate it from the top of the pipe, and it immediately flew away. We’re glad that he was able to rescue the bird unharmed. Followers on TikTok helped to identify the bird. Most commenters thought the bird was a galah cockatoo.
The galah cockatoo is native to Australia and gets its name for its personality characteristics. To understand it better, we should discuss what the word “galah” means in Australian slang terminology. According to the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at Australian National University, the meaning of the word galah is: “… galah is used to refer to a fool or idiot. This figurative sense is recorded from the 1930s, and derives from the perceived stupidity of the bird.”
Now you understand how the silly bird ended up at the bottom of a long pipe needing rescue.
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