When you see an animal like a Glossy Black Cockatoo you might observe it for a moment. But what if you could watch it for several thousand years? What would you learn differently? When it comes to Glossy Black Cockatoos and ecosystems, they are Slow Achievers. Only then would you discover how they shape the landscape into what it is today.
Eating machines that engineer ecosystems
These cockatoos spend 88% of their lives sitting quietly and chewing the fruits from a type of tree called a she-oak.
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