- The call of the Kookaburra sounds like crazy laughter.
- Kookaburras hop instead of walk.
- Kookaburras will even take on venomous snakes.
- Kookaburras are part of the Kingfisher bird family.
- Kookaburras often help feed their younger siblings.
- Kookaburras rarely hunt over water.
- They fly in zig-zag patterns to protect their territories.
- Kookaburras build nests in hollow trees.
- They pound their prey against rocks or logs to tenderize it.
Various species of Kookaburras range throughout Australia.
They live in the Bird Garden.
Regnum: Animalia (Latin, animal)
Phylum: Chordata (Latin, cord)
Class: Aves (Latin, bird)
Order: Coraiiformes (Latin, kingfisher)
Family: Dacelonidae (Latin, adj. kingfisher)
Genus: Dacelos
Species: novaeguineae
