Advertisement
Advertisement
brolga
[ brol-guh ]
noun
- a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.
brolga
/ ˈbrɒlɡə /
noun
- a large grey Australian crane, Grus rubicunda , having a red-and-green head and a trumpeting call Also calledAustralian cranenative companion
Word History and Origins
Origin of brolga1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brolga1
Example Sentences
Chris "Brolga" Barns, who said he had set up the sanctuary to house Roger and "a couple of his wives", said the marsupial had been their alpha for many years.
The Australian illustrator known as Brolga got his start as a street artist while attending Pratt Institute and living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
“The kangaroo looks after his mates,” says Chris “Brolga” Barnes, aka Kangaroo Dundee, a khaki-clad conservationist whose kangaroo sanctuary you really ought to follow on Instagram.
"Tourism NT is aware of inappropriate use of our trademarked Brolga logo. We are in no way affiliated with these promotions," it tweeted.
Their only chance of survival is for Brolga to become their surrogate mother, a gruelling but rewarding 24-hours-a-day task.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse