It's impressive that the "i see this animal a lot in the wild irl, hence i don't want it" argument only show up when NA/Europe animals or domestics are being discussed.
Like i see seriemas and toucans almost everyday, and stuff like coatis and maned wolves regularly, but this never made me want then less, quite the opposite (and i'm prety sure that if i say something like it, i would be crucify).
Same for you as it is for me and Australian species. Cockatoos are really common (
can be flocks in the hundreds), even just here in Adelaide, you've got Little & Long-billed Corellas (
the Long-billed has an orange-red chest), Sulphur-crested, Yellow-tailed Blacks and Galahs, all in significant numbers (
though they move around seasonally). I'd still be happy with any one of them.
Rainbow Lorikeets are really common, even in the city, but there's plenty of similar parrots in local Zoos, such as Red-collared Lorikeets, and Lories generally.
When it comes to larger animals, they're kind of uncommon/noteworthy. I volunteered weeding at a National Park for a year or so, we occasionally saw kangaroos before starting, and found a koala once. Apart from that I found a Koala skull (
it's narrower than you'd think, they've a fair volume of fur) and part of an Emu feather (
a Y shape), and stumbled close to a large Grey Kangaroo, before it fled.
This is an interesting discussions about "common" animals based on various places. Sounds like a good idea for a thread. Like comparing the SA equal of the Raccoon is the Coati - so what is the African, Asian, Oceanian and European equal? Clearly not all animals would have equals, but could make for an interesting separate thread
Australian dumpster divers tend to be White Ibis (
Bin chickens) and Crows (
Side note: All Australian Crows/Ravens have a white iris as an adult), sometimes Silver gulls & Cockatoos, potentially Foxes (
though I've not heard of it).
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fast lol.
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