10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The highly specialized foraging strategy of flamingos makes them vulnerable to the effect of subtle changes in habitat quality. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale.

Chile 154

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Both pelicans have a very specialized foraging strategy that depends on abundant fish near the surface. Some pesticides killed pelicans directly, while DDT contamination led to thin-shelled eggs that broke under the weight of the parents. Pelicans are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Fish 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

Both Elk and songbirds have the same basic method of inseminating eggs, which is one of the steps in reproduction (but not by any means the first!), Songbirds grow the offspring internally for only a very short while, and then pop out an egg, which is then cared for over a significant period of time until it hatches.

Mammals 162

Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 162