Hey Nature Nerds! This week Megan shares some science news about the tiniest artificial intelligence and then Jen tells us some fascinating stories of "Big Scary Birds!" We hope you enjoy and thank you to listeners, Jen's mom, Julie <3, and Kalene (sp?) and her boyfriend, Chase! Enjoy!

Organization to Support: Bush Heritage Australia

https://bushheritage.org.au 

Bush Heritage Australia is an independent not-for-profit that buys and manages land for conservation and works in partnerships with Aboriginal people and the agricultural sector, to protect our irreplaceable landscapes and our magnificent native species forever.

Bush Heritage has Emus on many of their reserves. They’re protecting emu chicks by reducing feral cat, fox and pig populations. They remove internal fences and reduce competition from stock and feral herbivores.

LINKS:

https://www.wptv.com/news/national/a-cassowary-a-rare-emu-like-bird-attacks-and-kills-florida-man-officials-say

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/autopsy-released-on-cassowary-attack-that-killed-florida-man

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/cassowaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/how-dangerous-are-cassowaries-really/

https://www.birdwatchingusa.org/are-ostriches-dangerous

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/ostrich-fact-sheet/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/ostrich

https://www.britannica.com/list/6-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-birds

https://www.grunge.com/307787/the-deadliest-birds-alive-today/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/common-emu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War