10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2011

But that is because we often have the relationship between dinosaurs and birds reversed in our little primate minds; Much of what is bird-like is not exclusive to birds, but rather, to a larger group of dinosaurs. Among mammals, bipedalism is found in several rodents, a number of marsupials, and one primate.

Birds 271

Birds Primates Marsupials Whales 271

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75. Each fresh egg weighs 4 pounds and is the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. . Ostrich industry in Egypt.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

According to cladists, every organism is a member of any group of organisms that includes it. But they can’t because the first tetrapod that emerged from the fish-with-feet group happen to have four limbs, and all we tetrapods are stuck with that feature. Cladistics is not a way of looking at groups of organisms. Think about it.

Monkeys 180

Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In the former, a female lays her fertilized egg in the nest of another species, in the hopes that her offspring will be raised by the unwitting hosts. This was the idea originally proposed to explain unbelievably huge sexual swellings in primates, to let males know who the females are. fledglings per group per season.

Breeders 246

Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

This is also a hard question to address because most data on animal size distribution does not compare across classes of animals, and/or focuses on groups that would not be helpful. Or, we might expect to see them all be diurnal or nocturnal (as groups) but differentiate in body size.

Mammals 205

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 205

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If the male’s color fades after the first egg, the female reacts by laying a smaller second egg – seemingly deciding that it is better to cut her losses as the male apparently is the avian equivalent of a deadbeat father. At Sepilok, it can be hard to avoid taking photos of some non-birds, such as primates.

Woodpeckers 246

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 246