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[[image: laughkoobaburra.jpg ]] '''Common Name:''' Laughing Kookaburra '''Scientific Name:''' Dacelo novaeguineae '''Size:''' 17 inches (45cm) '''Habitat:''' Coastal Australia on the Eastern and Southern Edges. Open forests, woodlands and coastal scrub. '''Status:''' Common within it’s habitat '''Diet:''' Insects, invertebrates, lizards, occasionally snakes and small birds. '''Breeding:''' Two to four white eggs are laid in September through January. Nesting generally takes place in tree hollows or termite nests. '''Cool Facts:''' If you’ve ever seen a “Jungle” movie you’ve heard the characteristic call of the Laughing Kookaburra. Hollywood has made the Kookaburra almost synonymous with what you expect to hear in the jungle. The laugh is actually a warning call to other Kookaburras. C. H. Eden in 1872 described the Kookaburra by it’s other, more “colorful” common name, "At daylight came a hideous chorus of fiendish laughter, as if the infernal regions had been broken loose- this was the song of another feathered innocent, the laughing jackass- not half a bad sort of fellow when you come to know him, for he kills snakes, and is an infallible sign of the vicinity of fresh water…" The Kookaburra is also the star of a popular Australian nursery rhyme written by Marion Sinclair, “Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree”. <blockquote> Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree<br> Merry, merry king of the bush is he<br> Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh!<br> Gay your life must be<br> <br> Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree<br> Eating all the gum drops he can see<br> Stop, Kookaburra! Stop!<br> Leave some there for me!<br> <br> Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree<br> Counting all the monkeys he can see<br> Stop, Kookaburra! Stop!<br> That's not a monkey that's me<br> <br> Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail<br> Gets a boo-boo in his tail<br> Cry, Kookaburra! Cry!<br> Oh how life can be!<br> </blockquote> Kookaburras method of parenting is unique among birds and is only found with two others species within the animal kingdom, primates and humans. Once their young have fledged, they stay around the nest and help the parents with the next clutch. In fact, if a parent dies, one of it’s children will take up its responsibilities. Most other birds will leave the nest to mate and start their own families. Kookaburras are also known for their adaptation skills, surviving on what foodstuffs are available. Being in the Kingfisher family, of course it displays similar behaviors such as hovering above water, searching for its prey and dive-bombing it. It also catches snakes and lizards by the head and drops them from great heights or beats them on tree limbs before consuming them. Many Kookaburras have learned to interact with humans and have become “tame” as their habitats give way to human populations. '''Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/shop/songbird-remix-second-edition Songbird ReMix Second Edition] and [http://www.daz3d.com/shop/songbird-remix-australia-volume-iii8 Songbird ReMix Australia Volume III]'''
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