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Slow Loris should not be considered an example of Müllerian mimicry

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It simply does not fit the bill. they are venomous enough on their own to kills most predators. If they allowed natural selection to take place, they would have developed a more obvious form of mimicry - this would indeed be müllerian mimicry But that's obviously not what's going on.

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Golden-Crowned Kinglets are Trash Birds

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These practical and functional examples of public art were “designed by local artists and chosen in partnership with local community members.” But this “tiny, hyperactive songbird” is not found only high in the tree canopy. It also found much lower, adorning some of Portland’s public trash cans.

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. For example, migratory waterfowl make extensive use of national wildlife refuges during migration or as wintering grounds. For example, most of the world’s Black-footed and Laysan Albatross and Ashy Storm-Petrel breed on these islands.

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are there any examples of a species training/teaching another species?

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Obviously humans not included. Appreciate if anyone can help submitted by /u/dylanofearthC-137 [link] [comments]

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Vacancy

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A lot of art created via AI is truly awful – see the example above. I used a free version of Hotpot – they want the work to be attributed to their company, but frankly, I am not sure this will drive up their sales. Anyway, the reason for showing this is to indicate that 10,000 Birds is still looking for writers.

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What animal is the best example of a "Jack of all trades?"

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Crested and Proud

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For many species, their crest seems to be something not worth mentioning – for example, Eurasian Hoopoe, the Secretary, the Galah, the Northern Lapwing, or the Grey-crowned Crane. So much for the educational part of the blog post.