Deep in the Amazon rainforest, biologists have discovered a bird that disguises its young as poisonous caterpillars. The bird, known as the “cinereous mourner”, hatches from an egg covered with orange feathers and white tips like the poisonous local caterpillars. The baby even acts like a caterpillar, and will not break its shape unless its …
Table of contents (click to enlarge)Animals That Use Mimicry What is Batesian Mimicry?What is Mullerian Mimicry?Why Animals Mimic: Purpose and Benefits Mimicry is defined as the close resemblance of one creature to another or to natural objects that live among them. This skill helps the animal to socialize, hunt and survive! What comes to mind …
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Believe it or not animals and vampires play a large part in vampire folklore. Sometimes it is simply the evil vampire controlling the animal, making it perform its evil deeds, or it is the animal itself that is the bloodsucker. According to the vampire-crazed gypsies in Yugoslavia damn life anyone or anything can become a …
Not many foods play the role of both a prized cooking ingredient and household cleaner. The word vinegar derives from the French “vin aigre,” or sour wine. Legend describes vinegar’s discovery when a forgotten wine was left in storage for several months, causing it to ferment and turn sour. Vinegar is a combination of acetic …
Examples of purple animals include Costa’s Hummingbird, Crowned Woodnymph, Glutinous Snail, and Indian Purple Frog. Purple animals are a rarity in nature, so it is no surprise that they have been given their own classification. The purple animal kingdom includes the Indigo Snake, Purple Frogs, and Purple Sea Urchins. Purple Animals are one of the …
Examples of animals like squirrels include marmot, chipmunk, prairie dog, and woodchucks. Do you ever see an animal and think that it looks like a squirrel? There are quite a few animals out there that share some similarities with squirrels. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of these animals. We …
One of my friends in the army reported that his friend would eat a piece of raw chicken to save time in the field. But why can animals eat raw meat when humans can’t? Let’s take a closer look at the question because it’s not a simple question to ask. Why can animals eat raw …
I used to feel so much safer in the solitude of the forest than near people. As a child, I was taught that animals were more afraid of me than I was of them, making me feel somewhat bulletproof when it came to predators around me. But then I discovered that there are animals that …
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You’ve been growing your tomatoes for the past 4-5 months, carefully pruning and watering them. And then one morning you come outside to see that some critter has taken bites out of your fruit that you worked so hard to grow. You were SO close to getting to taste that new variety or share them …
Found in almost every continent (except Australia), squirrels are familiar animals to most of us. Apart from adorable furry creatures, squirrels are also very intelligent. It may not be surprising, these big-eyed, small-bodied animals use their intelligence to avoid predators, as well as to find, store, and protect their food. Speaking of their eating habits, …