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Transporting dangerous species like cassowaries posed significant challenges. The team’s conditioning efforts aimed to make these birds comfortable with their crates, but unpredictability remained. Initial attempts to move Old Lady, despite extensive training, proved difficult, requiring patience and adaptive strategies. Similarly, the elusive flamingos and spoonbills required stealthy trapping operations involving meticulous planning and teamwork. These moments highlighted the complexities of moving highly social and coordinated flock birds, especially when faced with natural behaviors like warning calls and wary suspicions.