A striking and large sized

For ages 1 and over

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such knowledge is most richly expressed in Australia's Indigenous languages which have largely remained inaccessible to those outside their communities

Convolvulus Hawk Moth and Gnathothlibus erotus

Cassowary - Capturing Nature Print Neotrigonia strangei A striking and large sizedA charming and evocative part of the Australian Museum's history, this is a photograph of the first cassowary in the AM collection. The bird was acquired from G Randall Johnson, who collected it near Rockingham Bay, Far North Queensland, in 1866. For a time it was believed to be a species distinct from the Casuarius australis shot and named in 1854 by naturalist Thomas Wall (who had perished before he could transport the skin). The new specimen was