(Pekalimbiof) A
bird approx the size of an adult magpie but with a wing span nearly double in length. Native to
Australia, there are thought to be only 50 remaining, with the majority nesting in SA or Tasmania. They'
re a chameleon, able to. Quickly blend into any evoiroment quickly. As babies, they are born with yellow
thick feathers.
From 8mths old, the finger pecking
bird(FPB) starts its life
work - to find any fingers, or any other body part - hanging outside a moving vehicle. Once the FPB locates the fingers he'll swoop down on the fingers and ģrab them in his beak which is lined with razor sharp teeth. The fpb is quite unique as it shares a database in his brain with all the other fpb. They'll çreate a file for every hand they find in they
work and record each
time they see and/ or peck them. This helps them measure the severity of the pecks! It'
s believed that if fingers have already been pecked 4 times, on the 5th pecking the fpb will twist a finger off in one sudden movement. The saliva from thy fpb is spat onto the wound as their saliva has fast acting congealing properties.
The fpb are Herbivores so they save any fingers they peck off and give them to owls or kookaburras, the fpb closest
ally.
The fpb can live over 200yrs.
The Finger pecking
bird just came and pecked my finger clean off!
The finger pecking
bird has pecked at my fingers gently 4 times already. I need to be careful because if he finds my fingers 5 times, on the 5th
time he'll keep a finger
