The rise of the ibis | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Binchickens,tipturkeys,sandwichsnatchersandpicnicpirates.IbiseshavebecomeanAustralianculturalphenomenonandtheir ...

In just a few decades, the Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) has made itself at home in many of Australias coastal and inland cities.

And aside from the feathered birds we see daily (often foraging amongst garbage), representations of ibis have exploded in popular culture. The humble ibis, it seems, has gone viral.

From ibis tattoos to artworks to TV series, this often maligned bird has become a cultural phenomenon, bordering on a national obsession.

This ibis juggernaut says a lot about Australian identity and culture in the 21st century — and human-animal relations in a time of environmental threat and uncertainty.

Ibis have entered the Australian Englis...