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15 Australian Birds (Episode 2)

10,000 Birds

According to the HBW entry for this species, it “has been claimed that loss of native mammals after European settlement created shortage of nesting material, explaining this species’ penchant for taking hair from humans.” Which of course is the perfect transition to that bird, the Common Myna. ” ( source ).

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Guinness Brewery: Guinness Draught

10,000 Birds

Anyone who has set foot in an Irish pub at any point in the last several decades has undoubtedly seen these vintage ads featuring a colorful and clownish menagerie of bears, sea lions, turtles, kangaroos, crocodiles, lions, and many birds – including the famous Guinness toucans. They thought it would be vulgar. Somehow it led to animals.”.

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