The rise of the 'bin chicken,' a totem for modern Australia
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
In just a few decades, the Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) has made itself at home in many of Australia's coastal and inland cities. And aside from the feathered birds we see daily (often foraging amongst garbage), representations of ibis have exploded in popular culture. The humble ibis, it seems, has gone viral.