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The Tree American swallow (river swallow) Tachycineta bicolor breeds in Alaska, in the central Yukon and in the Northwest Territories, on the southern coast of Hudson Bay, as well as in southern Quebec and in the east of the Labrador Peninsula.
It is a migratory bird migrating to Central America, the southern United States, Mexico and the east coast of South America. The length of her body is 14-15 cm, and the weight is 18-22 g, very small.
The head, back plumage, and wings are predominantly colored from dark blue to blue-black. The bluish plumage has a metallic sheen when the light falls. The underside of the wings has a light brown color. The outer feathers of the wings are more often painted black. There is a black stripe in the eye area. Long wings extend beyond the tail. The legs are very short, as are the toes.
This is a bird that is often found in large groups, catching insects in flight. Along with this, it feeds on berries, including laurel fruits, which only a few bird species can digest
Collecting pollen and nectar for their needs, bees transfer pollen particles on the hairs on their body — and thus help pollinate up to 85% of all plants with flowers.
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The Brahman is a meat-oriented zebu breed bred in the USA by crossbreeding four breeds imported from India.
It is one of the most popular breeds of beef cattle, it is widely used in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, the USA, Colombia and Australia.
The Brahman is the first breed of cattle created in the United States in the early 1900s. Breeding was carried out on the basis of 266 bulls and 22 females of several species imported to the USA from India from 1854 to 1926.
Brahmins are known for their extreme tolerance to heat and are widespread in tropical regions, they are also resistant to insects due to their thick skin. Brahmins live longer than many other breeds, often producing calves aged 15 and older.
The black-headed mockingbird Donacobius atricapilla lives in South America in swamps and wet meadows from eastern Panama to Bolivia and northern Argentina.
It is a small bird with a length of 23 cm. The plumage of the head is black, the upper part of the body and tail are brown, the lower part of the body is orange-yellow, the eyes are orange.
The black-headed mockingbird lives in pairs in certain areas. Often birds sit together on a branch and sing loudly, waving their tails. This serves to scare away uninvited guests.
The black-headed mockingbird feeds on insects. The bird nests in an open nest in a reed or grass. Adult offspring temporarily stay with their parents and help raise siblings for the next nesting period
Beauty can hide even where you don't expect it at all...
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The butterfly gets caught in the web - but the spider prefers to spoil its fishing net and let it go in peace! Mm, is this video shot in paradise? No way!
It's just that when the tiger butterfly Parthenos sylvia was a caterpillar, it ate the leaves of poisonous plants of the genus Adenia - and now produces its own toxin that protects it from predators.
And this cunning person lives in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Guinea)
A male orangutan adopted three tiger cubs.
He feeds small predators from a bottle, plays with them and hugs them carefully.
The leaf-shaped butterfly Kallima inachus is a vivid example of mimicry in nature, she knows how to hide literally out of the blue!
The similarity of a leaf-shaped butterfly with dry leaves is so realistic that, even knowing that an insect is sitting on a branch, you will not immediately see it. The color, shape, veins and shades, even the ragged edges of butterfly wings completely imitate a dried leaf.
In addition, for even greater similarity with a dry leaf, the butterfly folds its wings in a certain way: the short outgrowths of the hind wings rest against a branch, as if it were a petiole.
These butterflies live mainly in tropical Asian regions, from India to Japan. They are considered rare in China. Adults, depending on the species, have a wingspan from 45 to 90 mm.
Kallim has enough natural enemies - birds, ants, spiders, wasps. They simply discourage birds with their behavior. Butterflies flutter, and a second later they disappeared, just disappeared among the foliage or stones!
That's what it means to look at it from a different angle😅
Flying foxes, taken upside down, look like they are at a closed party
The zebu Bos taurus indicus, unlike the European cow, does not originate from the Eurasian subspecies of the tour, but is a descendant of the Indian tour.
Zebu are common in regions with tropical and subtropical climates and are perfectly adapted to it, but in terms of important qualities for agriculture, they are less improved by systematic breeding than European cows.
The zebu differs from the European cow in the presence of a large hump on the back of the neck, sometimes lowered along the edge by wool, and skin folds between the front legs.
In Africa, there are many breeds bred by crossing zebu and European cows. Since the 20th century, zebu has been partially crossed with European cows in other tropical regions to increase their resistance to high temperatures and make them less vulnerable to tropical diseases. Purebred breeds of zebu give, as a rule, less milk and grow slower than European cows.
The pennant bird of paradise Semioptera wallacii is endemic to the Moluccas Islands located in eastern Indonesia, it is a species occupying the westernmost part of the distribution area of the bird of paradise family.
The size of the trunk can reach 28 cm. Males have a shiny purple-purple back and emerald-green chest.
The most striking feature of the species are two pairs of long white feathers emerging from the curve of the wing. Females are olive-brown in color, smaller in size than males, but their tail is longer.
Males are polygamous. During the mating season, they perform exciting aerial performances, plan, spreading their wings and showing the bright color of their breasts
The crab-eating macaque (Javanese macaque) Macaca fascicularis occupies a wide range from the east of Bangladesh through Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the islands of the Malay Archipelago to the Philippines. Lives in lowland rainforests, including near human settlements, as well as in mangrove forests, can swim well.
This is a medium-sized monkey, body length from 40 to 60-65 cm. The tail is about half a meter long, the limbs are short. The coat is gray with a greenish tint, there is a dark tuft on the head, light mustaches and sideburns are characteristic.
The crab-eating macaque is omnivorous. Although it can extract food from water, crabs are not its main food. It eats fruits, berries, leaves, nuts, insects, snails and crustaceans, and ruins bird nests.
Interestingly, these macaques use stone tools to gain access to various mollusks
Hollow thorns filled with poison are hidden under the luxurious fur of the flannel moth caterpillar.
When in contact with human skin, the tip of the thorn sticks into it and breaks off, and the poison gets under the skin. This causes nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, difficulty breathing and even convulsions.
The Japanese white-eyed Zosterops japonicus is a small bird smaller than a sparrow, up to 12 cm. Males and females are the same color: olive body, upper surface of wings and tail slightly darker, yellow throat.
In summer, the white-eye breeds in the northern part of the subtropics of East Asia, including Japan and China, and in winter it flies to Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
White-eyes feed on soft fruits, insects, flower nectar. By the way, these birds are often depicted in Japanese art
The long-eared cormorant Nannopterum auritus is a resident of North America up to southern Alaska and New England in the north of its range, it winters up to the Mexican state of Sinaloa and the Bahamas in the south.
This is a large bird 70-90 cm long and weighing 1.2-2.5 kg. The plumage is dark brown or black, with a greenish or bronze tint. The body is slender, with a long neck and relatively short legs. The beak is long, bent at the top at the end in the form of a hook.
The skin at the base of the beak, under the eyes and neck is painted in a bright yellow-orange color. Paws are short, black, webbed. The tail is wedge-shaped. During the breeding season, a double wavy black crest, blue eyelids, a dark beak and an orange sac and bridle can be seen on the head.
Long-eared cormorants are gregarious birds. They can be seen in large and small groups both during the breeding season and in winter.
Growing up of a Giant Achatina snail.
This snail is a hermaphrodite, so when the population is low, it is able to self-fertilize.
Even the ancient Egyptians used tamed cheetahs as hunting assistants.
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The horned owl Lophostrix cristata is common in the forests of South and Central America.
It is a medium-sized owl with a total length from 38 to 43 cm and a weight from 425 to 620 g. It is distinguished by very long tufts of white or yellowish-brown ears and a protruding whitish stripe on the eyes, turning into tufts of ears. The color varies from yellow to brown with red spots.
Like most owls, this species is strictly nocturnal. They usually spend the night with their mate during the day in dense bushes, along tree-planted streams or rivers.
It feeds mainly on large insects, as well as small vertebrates. It is estimated that bats make up only 5% of the owl's diet
The Oriental darter pierces the fish underwater, lifts it above the surface, tosses and juggles before swallowing the head.
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Recently in this channel we saw a banana eater who did not eat bananas, and today we will admire a mustachioed tit, which is not a tit at all!
The whiskered tit Panurus biarmicus is by itself, it is the only one in the genus and family. Its closest relatives are, apparently, larks.
It lives in the swamps. It is widespread from Western Europe to Manchuria, but not everywhere. In Central Europe, the main distribution is on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas. In Russia, it is found in the south to Transbaikalia, as well as along the western borders.
In summer, these birds feed on insects and spiders, and in winter on plant seeds.
The nest is a deep cup at the base of a reed near the water. It consists of last year's reeds and is lined inside with panicles. Birds pair up while still young and remain inseparable throughout their lives.
Bears rely on either 2 left paws or 2 right paws when walking.
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Sea lion cubs, despite some initial instability, can walk and take care of themselves within a day after birth.
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The African bird mourning drongo Dicrurus adsimilis is able to imitate the voices of meerkats and uses this to steal food from them!
Meerkats communicate with each other with the help of certain sounds, by which they distinguish each other and warn of danger. When a threat approaches, everyone flees to hide in their shelters with lightning speed.
The cunning drongo bird has learned to accurately imitate the loud sounds of these creatures, while anticipating their behavior. The fact is that meerkats have an excellent nose, which helps them to unerringly dig out prey, and the bird cheekily uses this, taking food for itself.
At any warning cry from drongo, fearful families of animals drop their food and run away. On top of that, the clever fraudster changes her voice every time the meerkats reveal the deception and stop running away.