Nature
Christian Ziegler
德國
自然生態 單幅 第一名
在澳洲昆士蘭，一隻南方食火雞正在吃藍框檔樹的果實。南方食火雞是一種不會飛行的大型鳥類，身高可及2公尺，雄鳥體重約55公斤，雌鳥約76公斤。食火雞是瀕臨滅絕的物種，目前野生的數量僅剩約1,500隻。這種鳥類對昆士蘭北部的古老雨林極為重要，因為牠們能將體積大的種子運輸至遠處（吃果實時一併吞食的種子，可完整跟著排泄物排出體外）。對數十種樹種而言，食火雞甚至是唯一的種子傳播途徑。食火雞面臨的生存威脅包括因農業與住宅開發導致棲息地流失、遭到家犬攻擊致死以及與車輛之間的交通意外。
Christian Ziegler
Germany
1st Prize Nature Singles
A southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) feeds on the fruit of the blue quandong tree, in Queensland, Australia. The flightless birds grow up to two meters in height, with males weighing some 55 kg, and females 76 kg. Cassowaries are an endangered species, with around only 1,500 left in the wild. The birds are crucial to the ancient rainforest of northern Queensland, because they carry large seeds in their stomachs for long distances. Several dozen tree species appear to rely on cassowaries alone to disperse their seeds. The birds are under threat from habitat loss, resulting from agricultural and housing development, killings by domestic dogs, and collisions with vehicles.
