So we are famous for our saltwater crocodiles here in the Crocoseum,
but today we have a bit of a different guest a southern cassowary
Now, over the last month, our bird team has been working
incredibly hard to reach the goal of Fergo being a part of our Wildlife Warriors show
has been a pretty fun journey
watching her grow from a tiny chick to the cassowary she is today,
with so much more growing to do.
So let's take a look back.
Fergo! Good girl.
Now Fergo is in the early stages of her training
to be a part of the Wildlife Warriors show.
The birds crew have decided that the best way to let her know
she's doing a good job is with this clicker
and of course, some of her favourite treats like blueberries.
Fergo.
And as you can see, she's doing an amazing job.
Hi! Don't steal them.
You can't steal them.
Good girl.
She is doing such a great job.
So out in the wild cassowaries eat a lot of native stone fruits and berries.
So we like to replicate that here at the zoo.
Now, while she's doing the show to let her know she is doing an amazing
job, she's going to be getting all of her favorites like blueberries, grapes.
And she actually really loves her greens as well.
She's a good little cassowary.
Fergo is such a smart cassowary,
and has picked up everything so quickly.
It's onto the next step, which is heading to the Crocoseum.
Now, lucky for Fergo, she actually spent a little bit of time
in the Crocoseum as a chick.
So she's already super familiar with the space.
All right. So this morning is Fergo's last rehearsal before her debut day in the show today.
So I guess let's see how she goes!
Come on.
Oh, my goodness.
I mean, that was pretty adorable.
Fergo did such an amazing job this morning.
She's got the green light to be a part of the show for the first time today.
We have a special guest for you today.
An animal that's been in training to be a part of the show.
And today, it's her debut day.
Everyone, I'd love to introduce you to Fergo, our southern cassowary!
Oh, good girl.
Come on.
Oh, how good was that!
What a spectacular job Fergo has just done.
Our first cassowary chick!
Well, it has been about a month
since our gorgeous Fergo had her show debut in the Wildlife Warriors Show.
Now, she had the time of her life, but more importantly,
she was an incredible ambassador for her species.
Southern cassowaries are endangered out in the wild,
so for over 20 years here at Australia Zoo,
we've been a part of the breeding program.
So you can imagine our excitement
when we finally had success with our first ever cassowary chick Fergo.
Now she will remain to be an ambassador for her species for many years to come,
with her parents, Kevin and Babinda.