Archive for the ‘ Birds ’ Category
Vultures. They don’t nurture a spectacular reputation in the animal kingdom, because, let’s face it, they chow down rotting cadavers, faeces and detritus as part of their gastronomic status quo. Unsatisfied with the effect of this deeply unpleasant menu, the turkey vulture actually wants you to abhor it even more ardently. When threatened by a [ READ MORE ]
If you were in a glam rock chicken band during the Seventies, you might have looked like this. Or maybe if you were going to some homosexual nightclub for poultry, this might be the garb you’d select. Otherwise, this is entirely inappropriate dress. Imagine being on the farm in this fluffy white outfit. With all [ READ MORE ]
Worst. Bird. Ever. New Zealand is known for having been home to a number of animals which have really lacked reslience. The dodo is the most famous, but the kakapo is similar. Like the dodo, it is a flightless bird, and having evolved in New Zealand where it has not had any predators until recently, [ READ MORE ]
Well, it was either a man saying your name and laughing before starting a chainsaw or it was a lyrebird mimicking the sound of a man saying your name and laughing before starting a chainsaw. Lyrebirds are known for their extraordinary ability to replicate sounds that they hear. As well as mimicking other birds, lyrebirds [ READ MORE ]
It fucking is. That’s one above. It’s more penguin than macaroni, I’m not going to lie, but the name is genuine. Apparently the name doesn’t come from the form of pasta. It was given to the penguin by kindly sailors in the 19th centurty who thought that it’s stupid yellow bits looked like some particular [ READ MORE ]
Yes, it is. Honestly. It’s one of those Australian animals that you feel like you would have heard about if it had lived in Africa, but which is afforded a low profile through living in a barren land inhabited by sexists in vests. They can grow to be 2m tall, can jump 1.5m into the [ READ MORE ]