The animal world is always full of surprises. Even a long-studied species can hold a few secrets hidden between their fur or scales. From the sounds sharks make to the hunting habits of cuttlefish, ...
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were looking at. The day-old bird, smaller ...
Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a pinky finger, act like poisonous caterpillars to survive, American ecologists ...
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were looking at. The day-old bird, smaller ...
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South America and the Caribbean. It shimmers blue and green in the sunlight as it flits ...
A tiny hummingbird chick in Central America has developed a surprising survival strategy. To escape its predators, it mimics the movements of a venomous caterpillar. A white-necked hummingbird chick ...
The first of two eggs laid by Emma the hummingbird in an Aliso Viejo back yard has hatched, and the chick is visible intermittently when Emma flies away; you can view it live via webcam. The webcam is ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This emerald hummingbird chick isn't quite ready to spread its wings, but it may not have a choice as a chicken snake slithers closer to its nest ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
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