cockatoo

One of the four images of the cockatoo gifted to Frederick II by the ‘Sultan of Babylon’.

27 June, 2018 - 13:59 ashley cowie

The Dark Legacy of an Exotic Parrot Gifted to an Ancient Emperor

Four images of an Australasian white cockatoo discovered in a 13th century Sicilian manuscript have reset historical models of the European “discovery’ of Australia. What is more, they mark the...