Birds of Turkey

predators and being on lookout for them. With all the older birds around the new young it helps them get food and to survive other animals trying to hurt them. Not every type of bird has this many helpers watching out for young that is not even theirs. A reason why the Florida Scrub Jays take care of young that is not theirs is to increase the survival rate of their own group. Sticking together protects the young and all the other birds from predators. Being…

Squirrels, likewise to humans and non-human animals, adjust their behaviors in accordance to seasonal changes. One key behavior that has been shown to vary by season is squirrel foraging behavior. It is important to understand this relationship in order to promote the well-being of squirrels by ensuring their ability to acquire energy-rich food year round. In a study conducted by researchers Everts, Strijkstra, Hut, Hoffmann, and Millesi (2004), it was shown that aboveground activity level…

so are the undersides of their wings. Barn owls nest and roost in cavities and abandoned buildings. Female barn owls make nests out of their own regurgitated pellets by shredding them with their feet and arranged into a cup formation. Unlike most birds, they most barn owls keep their nesting place year-round. Nest sites are often used from year to year, sometimes occupied by different owls. When they hunt, they fly low, searching for rodents to eat. Barn owls hunt mostly by sound.…

the article Vigilance against predators induced by eavesdropping on heterospecific alarm calls in a non-vocal lizard Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri (Reptilia: Iguania), is a study on how lizards respond and differentiate between predator calls and songs of birds. Here, we experimentally test whether O. c. cuvieri eavesdrops on heterospecific alarm calls. Specifically, we examine whether iguanas distinguish the mobbing alarm calls of the Madagascar paradise flycatchers that were emitted in response to…

Today’s newspaper says the last chicken in the world has died. It had lived its final days in Taiwan, just as its rooster, who’d died several months back. The tabloid even showed a photo of the poor thing. It looked nothing like the Rhode Island Red, or the Leghorn I was used to seeing in my life. It looked scrawny, shrunken, and nothing like it was supposed to look. Chickens were gone now, them, along with the world’s other fowl and eatable mammals. Just like most of the other animal life…

1: Did you know that Emperor Penguins can travel up to five miles per hour? They can reach these speeds using the water, their aerodynamic bodies, and strong flippers. This just one of the things that these amazing birds can accomplish. P2: The biome they live in is referred to as an Arctic Tundra, a biome made up of long freezing winters and short cool summers with the land being composed of ice (in some locations). The one we will be focusing on will be located in Antarctica. During the…

Alicia Shull 10-19-15 Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are an extinct species that have been fascinating paleontologist’s, and impressing those with recreational interest for centuries. One of the many mysteries associated with dinosaurs is whether or not they were endothermic, exothermic, or a combination of both. It is important to distinguish whether or not dinosaurs were endothermic or exothermic because the determination plays a role in the reconstruction of their ecology. This is…

The bright birds raced to the great tree as they ululated like a singer warming up. Of course the usual crickets and cicadas would be there, but today there was an air of excitement amongst the birds, recruitment day. As the birds arrived they say the line of hopefuls, but their eyes soon fell upon the Racoon and the woods became silent as they pondered why he kept showing up. Many animals tried out, few were good, finally it was the Raccoons turn. Some of the choir left, in order to avoid…

Silvery flakes drifted downward, glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird soared. Screeching loudly his call echoed in the night sky, flocks of blackbirds came to follow him. He is the king, the warrior , and a vicious beast. Though his army is weak and frail, his army is three times the size of his main rival; the whitehawks. The whitehawks are fierce and formidable, they strike alone but do dwell near each other during battles. With an army of 10,000 soldiers split…

The thinning of the trees did a remarkable job at establishing natural perches. The root balls Simmons 2 exposure provided a refuge for the sparrows from predators. At the end of this study it was obvious that the effects of Katarina on this unique bird population was minimal. Brown, Kenneth, et al. “The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Mussel Assemblage of the Pearl River, Louisiana. 30 May 2009, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10452-009-9255-6#citeas Katarina had effects not…