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Jabiru is
located in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a town and
also the site of the Ranger Uranium Mine. The area is surrounded
by the Kakadu National Park. Jabiru is for Australian also a
bird known as the black necked stork. It is a large wading bird
which forms part of the stork family Ciconiidae. Jabiru is
mostly found in northern half of Australia. There is also in
America a bird called Jabiru, but it is not the same bird and is
from another genus. The black necked stork is a huge bird which
can be between 1m30 to 1m50 tall and has a wingspan of 2m30.
Their main food is large insects, frogs and fish as their
relatives but they also eat lizards and young birds. The Jabiru
of Australia is considered as an endangered species. The Jabiru
is very sensitive to the changes in the environment as habitat
destruction and water pollution. In Perth Zoo you will also
discover the Jabiru species. Perth Zoo is located in South Perth
Western Australia. |
