Etty Bay
Sandy tropical beach where wild southern cassowaries wander from rainforest onto shoreline.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Etty Bay, a beach near Innisfail on Queensland's Cassowary Coast, sets aside the crocodile and jellyfish warnings for the real animal that rules this stretch of sand, the southern cassowary. It traces how a flightless, two-meter-tall bird raises its chicks alone, and why Queensland's shrinking population keeps colliding with feeding tourists and passing cars. Watch for the male leading striped chicks along the tideline, and keep any food packed well out of sight.
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