Marabou (fashion) the marabou mule.' Marabou mules are popularly associated with glamorous 1950s actresses such as Marilyn Monroe, who wore them in "The Seven Year Itch". Marabou (fashion) Marabou (historically spelled marabout) describes a certain type of down feather trimming. Although it takes its name from the marabou stork whose undertail down once provided the feathers, white turkey feathers have been used as a substitute. The advantage of marabou is that it takes dye well, making it a very versatile trimming for dress, and makes an effective substitute for fur. While marabou has been widely used as a fashion trimming since the
Big Bird to the cassowary; he replied, "I'm more of a condor." On the January 23, 1976 episode of "Hollywood Squares", Big Bird was asked what kind of bird he is and said he was a lark, causing host Peter Marshall to crack up. In the film "Don't Eat the Pictures", Osiris calls Big Bird an ibis. Big Bird appeared in a series 11 episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", in which he declares he is a "golden condor". Zoologist Mike Dickison suggested in his popular Pechakucha talk that Big Bird represents a unique species that evolved from the whooping crane. Big Bird