10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

Interestingly, only about half of the helpers are related to the breeding pair … … and only the ones not related to the pair gained some parentage, either by sneaking in some sex with the breeding female or by adding an egg. ” Little research seems to have been done on many of the birds of Mount Kinabalu.

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Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

Seabirds are one group of birds that go for the latter strategy. A few families have a small number of eggs in the clutches, like gulls or cormorants. Others, like the petrels and some of the auks, will lay a single egg per breeding attempt. The Cassin’s Auklets do something else that is very interesting. So why do it?

Eggs 167

Eggs Puffins Breeding Raised 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

The Natural History section points out that Red-tailed Pennants hold their wings flat or slightly lowered, while the skimmers tend to raise their wings. Family and genus sections all begin with descriptions of what features the group has in common and how individuals differ. With odonates, there are always exceptions!

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Take a look at this little Blue Tit and admit that you have never seen a more pathetic picture of a bird that combines the colours blue, yellow, green, white, and black in the most marvellous way you have ever seen: Recent research has shown that Leonardo da Vinci showed a Blue Tit to his model while he painted the smile on “Mona Lisa&#.

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2011 Birds Deer Europe 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2013

03–19 Interesting research on microevolution in swallows was reported , suggesting that swallows in one area may be adapting to problems unique to living near, and hanging out on the surface of, a highway. Researchers] found skin impressions on parts of the mummified body. Birds Bird evolution research' So, look for that.

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Science 2013 Elephants Birds 194

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. Neal Barnard, Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life , p. What about other animal products such as dairy products?

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. Greater Blue-eared Starlings prefer not to rely on hired hands.

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 201

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given the complexity of the research, the result feels like a bit of a letdown – “northern populations start migration earlier than southern populations, especially in autumn” The species name of the Chestnut-eared Bunting is fucata , from the Latin “fucare”, to paint red. Better safe than sorry.

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Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 226