Scientists Stunned by Bird That Pretends To Be a Toxic Caterpillar
A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...
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Scientists make unsettling discovery about behavioral changes in Amazon rainforest species: 'A risky game'
Bodily and vocal changes are occurring in 77 bird species in the Amazon rainforest, per Sumauma. Higher temperatures and ...
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Big Bird
It’s a bird dropping. A big bird dropping. From a big bird. I stand up and look around. I’m in the Daintree Rainforest, two hours’ drive up the coast from the seaside city of Cairns ...
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Small bird, big trick: How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...
8 most beautiful bird species in the World
The Paradise Tanager is a stunning bird with beautiful colours that is a true gem in the avian world. It comes from the rainforests of South America and showcases the beauty of nature. This bird has a ...
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What is a rainforest habitat?
Most rainforest animals have unique features which help them move through the rainforest. For example, birds have short, broad wings, which means they can twist and turn easily through the ...
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Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten
Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.
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Indigenous schools ensure next generations protect Borneo’s ‘omen birds’
“The culture of listening to omen birds is getting rare now ... protecting a swath of rainforest the size of the city of Paris. They were awarded the U.N.’s Equator Prize in 2019 for ...
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KS3/GCSE Geography: The wildlife and ecosystem of rainforests
In the South American rainforest you’ll find insects, sloths, and howler monkeys here. Coming next is the main canopy at 20-30m. It’s home to birds and acts a bit like an umbrella, shading the ...