奇妙岛屿 03 - 英语听力
New Guinea is a vast island nestled close to the continental landmass of Australia
As we move south and east to smaller more distant islands
The wildlife becomes even more unusual
The little-known island of New Caledonia is a small sliver of Australia
That was cast adrift over 60 million years ago
It's home to a creature that seems to have evolved quite strangely
It has wings but it can't fly
It is the kagu
Kagu families stick together
With young from previous years helping to declare the family territory
All intruders are chased away
It's the breeding season
When males rekindle the flame with their life-long partners
It's hard to know what the kagu is related to
A heron a rail or maybe a pigeon
Its closest relative may actually be the sunbittern of South America
7,000 miles to the east
