10,000 Birds
MAY 23, 2022
Apparently, one of the threats to this species comes from the bioaccumulation of mercury in its feathers – though I balked at paying USD 40 for the scientific paper providing the details, from the abstract and the location of the authors, it seems they examined feathers of this bird living in an abandoned mining region in Guiyang, China.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2024
An abstract of a scientific paper reads as follows (unabridged): “External examination of free range abandoned dead Greater Coucal in a veterinary dispensary, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India revealed presence of a large sized louse in the feathers and was identified as Laemobothrion maximum on the basis of morphology and size of the louse.”
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10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2024
In science speak, this is named the optimal body mass hypothesis. A surprising stronghold for Willow T**s in the UK is at abandoned coal mining sites – maybe they should thank Margaret Thatcher for her help in creating these sites.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2022
According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. but on the one hand, this is not a sci-fi blog and I am not interested in science fiction (excluding of course Douglas Adams), and on the other hand, the answer from my side would be “no” anyway. .”
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
These have been used by meteorologists, technicians, and researchers who spend about 13 months on the island at a time researching a variety of sciences. After looking through every bar, we concluded that all had abandoned the ship without warning us. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2022
was responsible for maintaining the universe, judging the dead, and for writing and science ( source ). In this species (as in other jacanas), the females get by abandoning their partner after laying eggs and leaving incubation and chick-rearing to the males. Possibly also for doing the dishes. I think this is a juvenile Grey Fantail.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2020
Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. Mow grasslands only once a year to arrest succession.
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