
The Jungle Giant turns 20!
Not all cranes go to work on construction jobsites. You are looking at a group of researchers floating above James Cook University's Daintree Rainforest Observatory in Australia. Here, researchers are able to access every level of the rainforest with the "Jungle Giant," a 47 meter high Liebherr crane installed 20 years ago. The Jungle Giant's birthday makes it the longest-standing crane in Australia. The crane has assisted researchers in important studies of tree physiolo