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The most used common name is veiled chameleon. As this chameleon species is located in Yemen it is also called the Yemen chameleon, it’s also called the cone-head chameleon because of the shape of its head crest. (Red List) There is controversy over another subspecies of C. Calyptratus called C. c. calcarifer that looks similar in all but coloration however it has been found to be a hybrid with another chameleon Chamaeleo arabicus. (Necas) Physical Description Photo credit: Necas,…

But bald eagles are famous for their harsh, cackling call, which the birds use throughout the year. Bald eagles mate for life, but when one dies, the survivor will not hesitate to accept a new mate. During breeding season, both birds protect the nest territory from other eagles and predators. 4 Bald eagles makes a large nest high in a sturdy tree, or sometimes on the ground if no tree is around.…

off to Nantucket http://www.care2.com/causes/produced-in-your-backyard-rethinking-energy.html to escape the stresses of city life. But the Massachusetts island also happens to be an important habitat for a seabird -- the piping plover. Now that the birds are doing well on the island from 139 breeding pairs (1986) to 689 pairs (2015), the headaches and complaints have also increased. The complaints have gotten so bad that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering relaxing…

Mobbing behavior is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species cooperatively engage in harassing or attacking a potential intruder or predator. This behavior is most frequently exhibited in birds and can include; aerial swoops, physical attacks, the emittance of loud calls, or defecating on the predator. For an extended time, researchers believed that this behavior primarily served as a response to protect offspring against predators, in an attempt to relocate them away…

It starts with one person, one idea, and one voice to start something big, to be the change one wants to see in the world, and to improve the world for future generations. As Wangari Maathai once said, “I will be a hummingbird; I will do the best I can”. The folktale of the hummingbird goes: there was a fire devouring the forest and while all the other animals sat watching, the hummingbird took one drop of water and put it on the fire back and forth as fast as it could. When the other animals…

Midwest, States in this premotor included Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Midwest flourished in these creatures. Illinois use to be top contender, with nearly 20 million acres of birds. Boomers (also known as prairies chickens) are a slight larger stocky bird. They have a stocky build along with rounded wings. Their tails are topically short with a color blues. Males have an orange comb feathers other their eyes and dark, elongated head feathers. Adult males…

Taking defense, I aimed my fist into its stomach, pummeling it as though it was a battering ram until finally, the bird crumpled. When it was apparent the peacock was no longer moving, I cast it aside. Examining my hands, I could now see they were scratched, covered in blood. What had I just done? To my horror, up above, I watched three more silver bird perches lower. I glanced to my side, now noticing the chaos ensuing all around. More peacocks were on the floor, charging, assaulting. Maidens…

he Greater Prairie Chicken is a stocky chestnut, firmly banished grouse with paler shaded stripes, most effectively perceived by the male's particular and strikingly great appearance. Amongst the male's presentation, an unmistakable, stretched pinnae (adjusted neck quills) get to be raised over the head, and a substantial yellow-orange air sacs in the neck or greater the eye get to be swelled. Both genders have these noticeable neck quills yet they are longer on the males. The genders can also…

Tree cavity is an important breeding- and nesting-site for mammals and birds. Thus, these animals often separate the use of the cavity, partially or completely. For example, the small Japanese field mouse Apodemus argenteus nests in low height cavity to avoid competition with Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans (Suzuki and Yanagawa 2012, Suzuki et al. 2014). In addition, Slagsvold (1978) showed importance of different breeding season between the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuco and great…

Cornell Ph.D. an assistant professor at Arizona State University in Tempe. Conducted studies of barns wallows finding that "Factors like ultra violet radiation from the sun, soiling and even feather degrading bacteria are known to affect the color of bird feathers once they are grown, and perhaps the best males are those who spend more time preening and protecting their plumage." These males with darker…