Flightless birds

ones in the wild will fight and hunt for their food. During the day there is a time when the flamingos have no energy and are able to sleep. The Flamingo ( scientific name: Phoenicopterus) is a very interesting animal. Flamingos are large birds, usually 3 to 5 feet in height, with long necks, sticklike legs and pink or reddish feathers, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They can live 20 to 30 years in the wild or up to 50 years in a zoo. Flamingos live in large…

BIRD SWARM ALGORITHM: BSA is a new meta-heuristic swarm intelligence algorithm proposed by Xian-Bing Meng [35] , inspired by social behavior and interaction of birds. Different birds gather food in different ways. Foraging is the searching for food resources or gathering food either for immediate consumption or future storage. Birds forage in flocks because they gather more information in flocks than their own intelligence. Group foraging boost-up the chances of detecting predators. While…

Apart from their beauty, another reason that makes these birds very popular is their vocal abilities. These birds are second only to African Grey parrots which is considered by many as the best talker among parrots. It must be understood though that not all Yellow Headed Amazons can talk. The ability to talk depends on the individual birds. Yellow Headed Amazons are extremely social and are very intelligent, active and funny. They are attention grabbers…

Question: For the purposes of this assignment, you are to choose an adaptive trait common to more than one species. For example, birds and bats both have wings. Write a 2-3 page (500 – 750 words, 12-point font) paper including the following elements. a. Describe what makes this trait an adaptation. Answer: For this assignment, I will choose an adaptive trait wings. Both birds and bats both have a trait that enables them to fly. Bats: The bats wings enables it to get a food eat and survive.…

First, as archosaurs, dinosaurs possessed the archosaur respiratory system that is observable in modern birds and crocodiles. Since the one-way archosaur respiratory system is highly-efficient, it could have supplied ample oxygen to support a high metabolism and endothermy in dinosaurs. Second, dinosaurs possess feathers, which would have aided in insulating…

The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), also known as the stinkbird, or Canje pheasant, is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco Delta in South America. It is notable for having chicks that possess claws on two of their wing digits. It is the only member of the genus Opisthocomus (Ancient Greek: "wearing long hair behind", referring to its large crest) which in turn is the only extant genus in the family Opisthocomidae. The taxonomic…

Water skimmer nymphs were collected in the littoral zone of the oxbow lake area at Howell Wetlands in Vanderburgh County on September 21st, 2017. The specimen was identified to the following taxonomic groups: Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Odonata Family Libellilidae Genus Sympetrum Identification of the specimen began by noticing an hour…

The birds opening scene begins with birds of black flying across the screen before we are cut to our main heroine walking in San Francisco union square into a pet shop. The birds circling the square let the viewer notice that something is not quite right. The black birds symbolize the mysteries and unknown until they are shown to us. Melanie is also wearing a black ensemble when we first see her. She is very well dressed and walks with such confidence but we can see she not only gives off the…

as well as city areas populated mainly by humans. The owl that I want to concentrate on is the great horned owl. The owl is classified as a Eukarya because it has a true nucleus and possesses membrane-bound organelles. This is a very powerful bird and gets its name from the tufts of feathers on its head that look like horns. These tufts like they may be the ears of the owl,…

is so faint and far away I can't get my hopes up. It's my last time to turkey hunt for the season and I have not seen a thing. It's about 6:30am and early spring. What a beautiful day in the woods, I can smell the pine trees and hear the morning birds chirping. I make a call again, trying to mimic a female turkey. I hear the faint gobble again but it's even farther away. My hopes are shrinking. I think I lost him or I made a bad call and he is running away. “Gobble, gobble,” that one was a…