a vise or pounding with a hammer), shearing it as neatly as a laser. They can also demolish a whole coconut with husk in 3 days. Captive breeding guidelines may be found in Husbandry Guidelines for the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Bennett, 2008). Cultural depictions A red-tailed black cockatoo, named Karak, was the official mascot of the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne. Promotion coincided with an implementation of initiatives to ensure the survival of the south-eastern subspecies graptogyne, as well as increased environmental awareness at the games. A traditional story from western Arnhem Land tells of Black Cockatoo and her husband Crow, who are Bird-people, sprouting black feathers after becoming afflicted with a sickness from across the sea to the north. In fear of being buried underground, they transform into birds and fly high in the sky. In the folklore of the Tiwi people, the red-tailed black cockatoo is said to accompany the dead to heaven. References Notes Cited texts Garnett, S. (1993) Threatened and Extinct Birds of Australia. RAOU. National Library, Canberra. External links World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia – Species Profiles Website of Conservation Program of South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne) red-tailed black cockatoo Endemic birds of Australia Talking birds red-tailed black cockatoo