10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds.

Abandon 221

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

The first edition, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics , was published in 1989. Kricher has expanded subject coverage and updated, revised, re-arranged, and rewritten text. Please–do not read this section only!

South America 143

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 143

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. millions years ago. In parts of southern Asia the population has plummeted 90% or more, necessitating action from local governments, which thankfully came in the not to distant past.

California Condor 175

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

For example, you could say, “among mammals, only three families include species with a meaningful degree of root eating” or “within the family that includes lemmings and voles, there is a mixture of monogamous and polygynous species” and so on. Monkey is a common, not scientific, term. Sometimes the exceptions are spectacular.

Monkeys 132

Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 132

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). I may have very limited experience with dolphins and no experience with whales, but the illustrations show the entire animal in the way only divers can see it, without a second illustration of the tail shape, something whale-watchers can actually spot from a boat.

Asia 173

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. For instance, among animals, booby and noddy combined probably represents the majority of the biomass of the somewhat unusual St.

Mammals 172

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

A paper describes how a Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (which looks a bit like somebody had kicked Donald Trump in the nose, which in itself may probably not be such a bad idea) ate three Chinese Babax chicks from a nest in Shennongjia National Park. Maybe the species has shrunk in the past few decades. End of advertisement.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147