10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2022

The altruistic vampire, back at the roost after a meal of horse or cattle blood, will regurgitate the blood to feed not only her own pup, but other adults and their pups too, all of this prompted by being groomed by the donee and, in particular, by being licked on the lips.

Humane 237

Humane New York Owls Hunting 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. Hat-tip to Stella. They’re all named for livestock. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. Wicked, right?

Cows 142

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When they surface, the tips of the snout, biosonar “melon” and dorsal fins appear simultaneously, the tail rarely showing before diving. Yet, we had a good two hours or almost 50 kilometres by 75 horse-powered speedboat to reach Inirida at sunset. In the Orinoco, the largest observed groups number 30, but average is just above five.

Dolphins 260

Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 260