Sentences with phrase «animal and birds such»

See native animal and birds such as koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, parrots, cockatoos, galahs and kookaburras in their natural habitat.

You will enjoy comforts offered by the lodge and can take sunbath on breathtaking beaches, and also spot abundance of amazing wild animals and birds such as toucans, monkeys, macaws and sloths.

«Groomed trails meander through this unspoiled foliage, giving visitors views of wild animals and birds such as the bald eagles that nest in the trees overhead.»

Not exact matches

Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in many plants, some invertebrate animal species (including nematodes, water fleas, some scorpions, aphids, some bees, some Phasmida and parasitic wasps) and a few vertebrates (such as some fish, amphibians, reptiles and very rarely birds.

It is forbidden to eat donkeys; beasts with claws such as lions, tigers, wolves, and bears; birds with talons, such as hawks and falcons; animals which the Prophet ordered killed, such as snakes, mice, crows; creatures which the Prophet forbade killing, such as ants and bees; animals judged to be dirty, and animals which live on dirt.

In 1555 an early French zoologist, called Belon, showed from the comparison of the skeletons of a bird and a man that there was such a remarkable similarity, that man carried about in his own body the proof of his connection with the animals.

Such sudden upward shifts from mechanical routine towards originality and improvisation have been observed by ethologists throughout the animal kingdom from insects upward to birds, rats and chimpanzees.

Even the point about what is best for other creatures, which may seem very modern, is not without foundation in Hebrew Scriptures in such passages as the law against taking the hen - bird as well as the eggs from the nest (Deut 22:6), or this saying from Proverbs: «A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast» (12:10), where, be it noted, the quality that makes a man considerate of his working animals is not prudence or good business sense but «righteousness,» a point all the more significant when we remember that in the Hebrew Scriptures one of the marks of righteousness is not mere evenhandedness but active favor to the weak and deprived.

When it comes to the invitacionespara baby shower ideas, people often think about baby animals from the forest, such as rabbits, foxes, birds, owls, and so on.

Learn all about farm life, explore the forest, field, and wetlands looking for tracks and signs of plants and animals that live at Drumlin Farm year - round, discover the special adaptations that make birds of prey such skilled hunters, or journey back in time to learn about growing up in New England through cooking, stories, and games.

In humans, other mammals, and many other animals that have been studied — such as fish, birds, ants, and fruit - flies — regular sleep is necessary for survival.

Other mammals and birds also have REM sleep stages, but cold - blooded animals such as turtles, lizards and fish do not.

He has campaigned on numerous Animal Welfare causes such as against puppy smuggling [8] and has supported the Dogs Trust UK as well as BirdLife Malta in its campaign against the hunting of migrating birds.

BASC also looks forward to discussing the detail on issues such as trophy hunting, the intensive rearing of game birds, gun dog sales and electronic training collars to ensure unintended consequences that could damage animal welfare and the contribution of shooting are avoided.

Many animals, including some mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, have two eyes which may be placed on the same plane to be interpreted as a single three - dimensional «image» (binocular vision), as in humans; or on different planes producing two separate «images» (monocular vision), such as in rabbits and chameleons.

But the models also indicated that the birds» coordination would have to be exceptionally precise to make a difference, and many scientists had doubted that the animals could achieve such a feat during flight, says ecophysiologist Steven Portugal at the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield, UK.

The longer - lived animals are also the smarter ones, or the bigger ones, or the ones like birds and bats that evolved adaptations such as wings to make their lives safer.

Poinar suggested in the journal American Entomologist that the origins of this deadly disease, which today can infect animals ranging from humans and other mammals to birds and reptiles, may have begun in an insect such as the biting midge more than 100 million years ago.

No other animal does this and the likely reason is that ribs play such an important role in breathing in most animals including mammals, birds, crocodilians, and lizards.»

Males of many animal species compete for mates, either by producing showy ornaments to attract females, such as the plumes and bright colours of male Birds of Paradise, or, like stags and elephant seals, by fighting with other males for access to mates.

«This makes what we found much more similar to human conversations and very different from the coordinated calling of animals such as birds, frogs, or crickets, which is linked to mating or territorial defense.»

When it comes to animals, the problem is compounded for two main reasons: First, it is very difficult to design and administer tests that pick up on overall smarts instead of specific skills, such as the keen memories of food - hoarding birds or the fine motor skills of chimpanzees that make tools for finding insects in trees.

«By grouping waterbirds, such as plant - eating birds and fish - eating birds, we showed that the degradation affected a wide range of different plants and animals in the wetlands; declines in these waterbirds means their food levels are also falling,» says Professor Kingsford, who is Director of the UNSW Centre for Ecosystem Science.

Self - assembly enables nature to build complex forms, from multicellular organisms to complex animal structures such as flocks of birds, through the interaction of vast numbers of limited and unreliable individuals.

For instance, amphibians, the «tortoises» in this tortoise - and - a-hare race against climate change, seemed to die off much more than fast - moving animals, the hares, such as many birds.

For centuries, scientists and non-scientists alike have been fascinated by the beautiful and often complex collective behaviour of animal groups, such as the highly synchronised movements of flocks of birds and schools of fish.

Physiological factors, such as a rapid growth and maturation rate, might explain how this line of bird was able to survive the Cretaceous - Paleogene mass extinction event that occurred approximately 66 million years ago and eliminated approximately three - quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth.

«Our results suggest that exotic earthworms could be responsible for the high levels of toxic metals in ground foraging animals such as birds, amphibians and even mammals across New England,» says lead author Justin Richardson, who recently received his Ph.D. from Dartmouth's Department of Earth Sciences.

Much like social insects, such as honey bees and wasps and social animals like birds and mammals who use alarm calls, when under predation, they are capable of generating a coordinated attack».

Nonnative animals such as cats and rats had driven this Hawaiian bird to extinction on all but one island.

Animals such as white - tailed deer, the Florida panther and migratory birds that depend on native vegetation, such as mangrove, for food and shelter are deprived of that habitat.

While animals like beavers and birds are famous for their nest - building, the great apes — including chimpanzees — are the only primates to build such structures.

The research involved walking a thoroughbred between three dimensional radiographs, an imaging technique developed by Professor Stephen Gatesy and colleagues at Brown University and used previously to view bone interaction in small animals such as fish and birds.

«So far, conservationists have focussed on providing enough food for animals such as birds and bees, such as the important bee - friendly flowers in gardens,» Dr Higginson said.

To make sure that flying pollinators such as insects, birds and bats come to the flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries, to attract and reward the animals.

Although these shifts might sound like small beans for mobile animals like birds, which can pick their environment with relative precision, for the very small, the very large and the very rooted, such a pace might be impossible.

While populations of wild animals have halved, only about 1 to 2 per cent of species have been lost so far — at least in well - studied groups such as mammals and birds.

The findings give new insights into the social behaviour of birds and demonstrate how social interactions can shape other aspects of wild animals» lives, such as the environmental conditions they will experience based on their choice of home location.

Soon, plant - eating animal life followed (including Arthropods such as the scorpion - like Eurypterids that moved from marine waters into brackish then fresh water — some species becoming amphibious and emerging onto land for part of their life cycle after becoming capable of breathing in both water and air — which eventually evolved into insects, and finally, by 379 million years ago, animals with backbones known as «vertebrates» which evolved from Fishes that moved onto land to evolve into Amphibians and eventually into Reptiles, Dinosaurs, Birds, and Mammals — Niedzwiedzki et al, 2010).

Ticks acquire the bacterium through feeding on deer and small infected small animals, such as mice, squirrels, birds.

«Birds are ideally suited for such a test, as they are one of the only groups of animals for which the relationship between large brains and enhanced behavioural response to ecological challenges is best understood.

In both externally fertilizing species such as salmon and internally fertilizing animals such as birds, males with the fastest sperm sire the most young.

Animals designed to eat high - fruit diets, such as birds and orangutans, have specialized digestive systems that allow the slow digestion of fruits.

If you can get it, the best are game animals like buffalo, deer, rabbit, and elk, as well as meat from game birds such as wild turkey and pheasant.

They also ate many different kinds of small animals such as birds and rabbits as well many that we don't usually eat such as rodents and reptiles.

Living in close proximity to animals has led to some of the most serious infectious diseases we humans have ever encountered, diseases such as smallpox, measles, bird flu, and tuberculosis.

Dr. Mercola goes on to point a finger at the phytoestrogens and cites studies from animals such as birds, pigs rats but not humans.

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It tells about some of the animals that migrate such as birds, wildebeests, whales, and lemmings.

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