PAKISTAN POULTRY,LIVESTOCK AND CAGE BIRDS

Cage Birds Of The Day

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Collection of beautiful and Colorful cage birds Beauty of budgie lovebirds and cocktails mutations

Beautiful different types of parrots

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Beauty of budgie lovebirds and cocktails mutations

Healthy and Heavy Bulls of the day

2020-08-17T23:13:00.003-07:00

Real and rare collection of Pakistani bull types and genetic

Colorful World Of The Day

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Parakeets chirping singing kissing and playing around colourful parrots and parakeets looking Gorgeous

Bull for bakra Eid

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Beautiful,healthy,active and biggest size Bull for Eid 2020 beautiful video on Gorgeous vacha for qurbani

Desi Village goats| Pakistan Sindhi Pateri Goats Breed

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Pakistani village goats Sindhi Pateri goat, rajanpuri goat, cehena goat, betal goat breads and forming 2020

Cow and Bull forming

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shades and open air cow forming

HANGING BIRD FOOD

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I want to show the food that we are suspending for birds.

Meisenknödel - dumplings for tits. Beef fat, sunflower seeds, peanuts, etc. These dumplings are hung in a grid:

dumplings or without a grid placed in a special suspension:

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Meisenring - ring tits.

From fat and unpeeled sunflower seeds:

Hängende Saatenherzen - in general, not just hanging hearts of seeds and grain, but also other figures:

Beauty Of Our World

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The colorful world of birds

Carmine bee-eater

The bird world is incredibly beautiful and diverse, it is as beautiful as the butterfly world, flowers, fish. Nature has generously endowed bright plumage of birds, habits, discordant: it could be a tweet prisvistyvanie twitter kurlykane, melodic trills and terrible cries, but it makes our world a unique, colorful and certainly a wise one. The birds feed on insects, small animals and nectar, but there is a bird plantain, or earthen cuckoo that eats rattlesnakes !!!) and it runs faster than a running horse ... Here here you can look at it and other interesting birds!

Emerald Tanagra

Sinegolovaya Tanagra

Gray-blue-gray tanager

Crested Pigeon bronzovokryly

Krasnoborodaya night bee-eater

Fire piranga

Australian ibis

Jay

Great White Egret

Red-winged blackbird

North drevesnitsa

Emerald dove

Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica).

Brown peacock pheasant (Polyplectron germaini. Beautiful bird with glittering, iridescent colors of the rainbow stains.

Brown Peacock Pheasant

Bankivsky cock

Red junglefowl

Northern flicker

siskin

Forest Rock Thrush

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

resplendent quetzal

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

Woodpecker

French Cardinal emberizidae

Munia Gould

Peacock-pheasant

Belouhy liotriks

Comb duck

Glossy ibis

Rose-crowned fruit dove

Zaryanka

Shlemonosny crested quail

Young stilt

East Meadow trupial

house finch

Golden plover

Nicobar Pigeon world is beautiful

kestrel Sparrow

EXOTIC AND PARADISE Birds Of The Day

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World birds not less diverse than the world of animals. Among them stand out the birds that live mainly in the warm climate of the Moluccas, New Guinea and nearby islands, the north and east of Australia. These birds have long been victims of mass hunting, because the skins and feathers of these birds were worth a lot of money. They decorated dresses and hats ladies. In just a few years of colonization northeast of New Guinea were exported about 50 thousand skins of exotic birds.
Currently them is forbidden. Let us hope that this wonderful world of bright, colorful, wonderfully beautiful birds can be maintained for future generations. here

Bright hummingbirds.

Knobbed hornbill.

Hornbill.

Golden Pheasant.

Bird toucan.

Red-crested Turaco.

Rainbow lorikeet.

Royal Starling.

Scarlet ibis.

Mandarin Duck.

Bearded Barbet.

Victoria - crowned pigeon.

Bird Goliath.

Ibis

Marine Turaco.

Red-cockatoo.

Crowned Crane.

Crowned Amazon Mukhoed.

Magnificent hummingbirds.

Lilac-breasted roller.

Peacocks - genus of large birds pheasant family, which you can safely give the title of the most beautiful representatives of the avifauna.

When they appear in the image of the head there is incredibly beautiful and, of course, especially birds.

However, not everyone knows that one of the closest relatives of peacocks - the most common chicken.

They belong to the order Galliformes, being the largest of its representatives.

Peacocks are common in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and several other countries.

They are close thickets of tall trees growing close by ponds and grassy slopes at an altitude of about 2 thousand meters above sea level. Exotic birds, despite the picture kind, has all the features of the behavior of domestic chicken - it runs fast and excellent way through dense thickets, while not reducing speed.

Tall trees they needed for the night.

Active lifestyle peacocks are in the daytime, looking for their own food in the grass or visiting rice fields and other cultivated fields, where you can find the grain.

The main part of their diet is plant food (tender shoots, seeds and berries), but occasionally they can eat and animal food (molluscs, insects, small vertebrates).

Peacocks are very hardy and require minimal maintenance.

The average life expectancy in the wild is about 20 years in captivity, this figure may be slightly increased.

The body length of the largest members of the order Galliformes is about 100 to 120 cm, tail - 40-50 cm, and the tail plume may reach 120-160 cm, and sometimes - even two meters. Weight - 4.5 kg.

Peacock in flight:

The main distinguishing feature of the peacock - long colorful feathers nadhvostya that are unique to males.

The females are absent - it Mother Nature gave a short gray tail, not framed colorful feathers opaque.

Contrary to popular belief the tail in both sexes look exactly the same.

Interestingly, up to 1.5 years peacock specific external differences are not allowed, but is closer to age three in his adult feathers grow brightly colored, iridescent bloom fan. The color scheme is full of green, blue and reddish tones.

Feathers nadhvostya decorated with large colored "eyes".

This pattern plays an important role in the life of peacocks, as is a tool to scare away predators. Sensing the impending danger, the male dissolve their fan-like tuft of feathers, many whose eyes are looking at the enemy, thereby diverting his attention and confusing.

Beauty lush nadhvostya used by males to attract mates and during mating rituals, which is also important.

The body color of these birds is markedly different: the females received the nondescript gray-brown plumage color, but males happen to have a more complex and colorful pattern.

Officially emit two kinds of Asian peacocks - an ordinary, or Indian, and green.

Green differ larger size.

Another type, standing a little apart, called the African.

During the breeding season the birds depend on their habitats.

For example, in India, it falls to the period from June to October, and the inhabitants of Ceylon activated from January to April. The ability to procreate peacocks become only the age of three.

The process of mating - very interesting spectacle.

The male behaves in a very original way, using as attracting females his trump card.

Proudly pacing around the female, he dismisses fan nadhvostya finely shaking them and showing bright plumage.

Such dances last very long - about 20 minutes.

When the female is interested peacock, a turn of events becomes very unexpected - a handsome man turns away sharply, as if trying to hide her beauty.

It demonstrates the unsightly parts as long as the chosen one does not yield to his advances and show him his favor.

Thanks to the research scientists had discovered the effect of color of feathers, in particular the number of eyespots exhibited by the male, the marriage ritual of peacocks.

Observations have shown that male with a large number of "eyes" is more likely to be chosen by the female.

French scientists, in turn, explained this by the fact that the number of spots on nadhvostnyh feathers - a kind of indicator of the immune system, ie, female, choosing a more "big-eyed" peacock, thereby selects and healthier.

However, it was later proven that females often ignore champions in terms of the number of oculate ornaments and males are most successful with a certain mean value - 165-170 "eye."

Nests peacocks suit on the ground, forming them from leaves and dry grass, and then putting them 4-7 eggs.

After a month of incubation are born covered with thick gray fluff chicks.

The only drawback of the beautiful peacock - tuneless and strident voice, reminiscent of creaking carts ungreased or cat cry, which came on the tail. Therefore, during the mating dance male mostly silent since his extraordinary "Serenade" may scare lover.

Typically, they are especially vociferous before the rain.

Recently, Canadian researchers have found another way of communication between the peacocks - inaccessible to the human ear, infrasound signal that the males emit through their nadhvostnym feathers.

In the observation of small tremors can be seen passing from time to time from the base nadhvostnogo fan to the end. The fact that it can catch the human ear, recalls the rustle of leaves.

However, published just one sound that is guided by a peacock tail disclosed serving as something of a transmitter. As it turned out, infrasound signal recorded peacock causes anxiety in females and males - the desire to publish his famous cry.

It is not known what is the point carry these messages, they may allow birds to warn each other of danger.

Beautiful plumage of peacocks always attracted people's attention, so their domestication occurred in ancient times.

Long since they were kept in the homes of the Indian nobility, and then became an ornament of gardens and parks aristocrats around the world.

In the Middle Ages knights crowned their hats with feathers of peacocks and women decorated their their clothes.

Until the XVI century peacocks used in cooking - at balls and soirées ubiquitous fried carcass of these birds.

Considered a delicacy only juveniles as adult bird meat harshly.

From a place of honor in the events arranged by the nobility peacocks replaced turkey, and now they are used solely for decorative purposes.

Many countries believe peacocks royal birds, and the Indians carry them to the category of sacred.

At home, in South Asia, they are valued for their ability to warn of the dangers - the approach of snakes, tigers and thunderstorms.

The most highly venerated peacocks in India - in 1963 it gained the status of a national symbol.

Peacock in different cultural visions symbolizes beauty, love, longevity, immortality and pride.

Bright bird of India associated with symbols of the sun and the beauty of imperishable soul.

Drawing its feathers in Indian mythology embodies a picture of the sky.

Kama, the Indian god of love, was often depicted sitting astride the bird to symbolize passionate desire. Islamic vision peacock relates his "eyes" with the inner eye.

Pictured with a snake in its beak, it displays the victory of light over darkness.

This bird is popularly known as the emblem of royal authority, majesty, perfect creation and spiritual superiority.

In ancient mythology, the peacock was a sacred bird of Hera, wife of Zeus (in Roman mythology it was Juno, wife of Jupiter).

Ancient Greek myth tells that Zeus fell in love with one beautiful girl Io.

To escape from Hera, Zeus and Io has surrounded himself with a cloud.

However, Hera entered the cloud, and then Zeus turned Io into a white cow, saying that just admiring this beautiful cow. Hera became suspicious and demanded the cow itself.

She put the cow many-eyed giant Argus (Argos).

When his two eyes were sleeping, the other eye vigilantly watched Io.

By order of Zeus, who sought to rescue his beloved, Hermes killed Argus.

Then Hera attracted the eyes of his faithful servant, and took them to the tail of a peacock.

Since the peacock dedicated to Hera-Juno.

In some countries, the beautiful peacocks are considered harbingers of trouble. There they were feathers called "devil eyes" that prevent the appearance of an enemy or a traitor.

For example, in England, spread superstition that with peacock feathers in the house owner can get into trouble and his daughter remain unmarried.

It is also believed that the peacock feathers on stage may lead to failure of the play.

Rather, all sorts of prejudice arose because of ever-watching eyes open and shown on the pen, which is an association with an evil eye, and as a result, with setbacks.

However, despite all the superstitions and prejudices, we can be sure that the appearance of the birds will certainly give a lot of aesthetic pleasure.

(Net)

The underwater world of the Red Sea

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Fish-urchin - Porcupinefishes (Diodontidae) Dlinnoshipaya fish hedgehog Spot-fin porcupinefish Diodon hystrix their short terete body can swell up like a blowfish. Jaw teeth fused into beak plates without cross seam, so the upper and lower jaws is one tooth (diodon in Latin means "bidentate"). The scales on the body transformed into thorns, sometimes quite long, which in the quiescent state close to the body, while inflating the fish are raised vertically. Small dorsal and anal fins lack spines, and shifted to the tail.Pelvic fins are absent. The majority of these fish are mid-sized, but some species can reach one meter in length.

Dvulineyny Cardinal. Two-lined cardinalfish Archamia bilineata (Apogonidae)

Titan triggerfish, Red Sea, Egypt. Titan triggerfish. Balistoides viridescens (Balistidae) up to 75 cm male guards his clutch Titanium triggerfish even dangerous for divers - its massive teeth clearly hints at this.Each jaw carries eight powerful incisors in the upper jaw and they have strengthened the second row of six dental plates. If we consider that the dental apparatus is driven by powerful muscles of the lower jaw, it becomes clear why triggerfish easy to crack the thick shells of mollusks, coral branches and crushed shells of sea urchins and crabs. One of the favorite food items triggerfish - sea urchins. If triggerfish senses danger, it hides in coral crevice where spreads dorsal thorn latch and abdominal spike, so pull it becomes completely impossible. Normally triggerfish swim by undulating movements of dorsal and anal fins.

Dusky stegastes. Dusky farmerfish Stegastes nigricans (Pomacentridae)

Starfish in the Red Sea, it only occurs in the Red Sea. It prefers shallow depths.

Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus Royal angelfish

Pennant butterflyfish Red sea bannerfish armor. Heniochus intermedius At sea bannerfish high flat body with an elongated snout spotty small and elongated fourth ray of the dorsal fin, forming a characteristic "pennant", the size of which depends on the species.

Giant moray Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus (Muraenidae)

Zebrovidny dastsill or Trehpolosy dastsill. Whitetail dascyllus Dascyllus aruanus (Pomacentridae) Zebrovidny dastsill length of 6.5 cm. High, white body, there are three broad black lateral stripe extending from the base of the dorsal fin to the head through the throat from the middle of the dorsal fin to the ventral fin and black on the back of the spinal cord fin to anal fin. The caudal fin white. Fish live in large flocks in the coral genus Acropora or smaller groups on isolated coral outside the main reef. They feed on zooplankton, small benthic invertebrates, and algae.

Titan triggerfish and Oranzhevopery Triggerfishes

Paeony-hamrur Crescend-tail bigeye

Striped butterflyfish Diagonal-lined butterflyfish Chaetodon fasciatus

Nudibranchs. They are reminiscent of garden slugs, but are whimsical and brightly colored growths.Almost all of them, if not beautiful, it is elegant. Unlike other mollusks have no shell, but that does not mean that animals are vulnerable to enemies: their body is covered with unpleasant mucus and the skin contains numerous glands secreting poisonous substances, scaring predators. Bright and extravagant coloring as if warns of the presence of such a chemical protection. The economic activity of man, these animals do not play any role, but the meeting with them under water brings aesthetic pleasure. Spanish dancer Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) (Hexabranchidae) The largest nudibranch, reaching half-meter length. His name was of a bright red color with a white body. It feeds on a variety of sponges, from whom receives a poisonous substance, making it inedible to predators.

Amfipriony Red Sea in its natural habitat Red Sea, Egypt

Red Sea, Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Brown fish knife Novaculichthys taeniourus Rockmover wrasse

Photographed in natural habitat. Red Sea, Egypt Sea anemones or sea anemones (lat. Actiniaria) - detachment from the class of marine Cnidaria coral polyps (Anthozoa). Representatives deprived mineral skeleton. Clown fish, or amfipriony (lat. Amphiprion) - genus of marine fishes of the family pomacentridae. Little Indo-Pacific fish genus Amphiprion (clown fish) live among the tentacles of large sea anemones, entering the latest in a symbiotic relationship. Anemones "recruit" young fish, highlighting attract their agents (attractants). The attractants are species-specific, ie only attract a certain type of organisms. Covering fish mucus does not contain substances that trigger Popping nematocysts so they can exist between the tentacles of sea anemones in the deadly habitat for other animals. Sea anemone fishes provides protection and food debris and fish are attracted to the "owner" prey (fish of other species), protect it from certain predators (butterfly fish), remove necrotic tissue and swimming among the tentacles, "aired" actin, preventing silt contamination.

Kudrepёr Forster Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish

White-tailed triggerfish Bluethroat triggerfish Sufflamen albicaudatum (Balistidae)

Egypt Red Sea

Kudrepёr Forster Blackside hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri (Cirrhitidae)

Red sea bannerfish Heniochus intermedius Red sea bannerfish Red sea bannerfish one of the most famous inhabitants of the coral reefs of the Red Sea from the family of butterfly fish. Color body white and yellow, silver-gray head, in my eyes and in the back part of the body are two curves of longitudinal stripes of black. The body is laterally flattened, high. The front of the dorsal fin has a long arm. Most often swim in pairs or small groups, at depths ranging from 4 to 50 meters at the outer reef slope and sandy bottom. There are many reefs on the warm Red Sea Sinai Peninsula, where we saw her at Coral Island to Eritrea, also observed in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Africa.

Barracuda

The sea urchin - a hat Pastor Parson's hat sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae) Proper sea urchins the size of a large orange. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific. Various coloration, more often bright individuals with five double red stripes meridian. Usually in the sea grass, but it is difficult to notice them, since animals are masked with pieces of seaweed, fragments of shells and coral. It feeds on algae and sea grass. The needles are sharp and fairly long. The main danger to humans are toxic peditsillyarii.

Redbanded grouper Red banded grouper Epinephelus fasciatus (Serranidae) These small groupers are sometimes yellow or brick-red color with no vertical stripes, but most often on the trunk they are viewed 5 wide dark vertical stripes, which are best visible at the base of the dorsal fin. The hallmark of these groupers - noticeable black triangular spot behind the top of each hard ray of the dorsal fin. Eyes with narrow black rim. They live from the Red Sea and eastern Africa to the Central Pacific. The usual view of coral reefs and rocky coastal. It is found from shallow water to a depth of 160 m. Consumes crustaceans (crab, shrimp), mollusks and fish fry. It uses the local fishery.

LIONFISH red lionfish has a bright motley color body with brownish-red, black and white stripes. Caudal, anal and rear dorsal fin transparent and covered with black or white dots. This expressive painting red lionfish warns others of the presence of poisonous needles and helps to mask in raznotsvete coral reefs.

This small mobile vysokotelye fish with a short head, big eyes and a small mouth. There are in all tropical seas. On coral reefs is - one of the largest groups of fish both in species composition and abundance.On the reefs inhabit all oceans of about 300 species of fish pomacentridae. Blue-green chromis Blue-green chromis Chromis viridis (Pomacentridae)

Oranzhevopery triggerfish Orangelined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus (Balistidae)

Royal Angelfish Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus, Pomacanthidae the yellow body are wide vertical blue and white stripes with a dark edge. On the dorsal fin, these bands are bent back. The back of the dorsal fin dark blue, with a lot of dots. Anal fin yellow-orange with a 5-6 blue lines running parallel to the contour of the body. Eye masked wide dark blue stripe with blue edges, which runs from the nape. The edge of the gill cover bright blue with a large spike.

Masked puffer Masked puffer Arothron diadematus (Tetraodontidae) Masked puffer fish found only in the Red Sea, which usually occurs more often divers and divers other kinds of family blowfish. Distributed in the north sea on the reefs of Eilat, and in the south up to Djibouti. Despite the fact that the fish are active at night, for her can be seen in the daytime, when she swims in the lagoon or on the outer slope of the reef at a depth of 3 to 30 meters. Arothron diadematus has a funny look. Body large, elongated tail, and fins are small. The body has various white beige and light brown spots along the strip of brown eye passes, because of which the fish got its name. White Tail fins are dark brown. As four sharp teeth protrude plates, two of which are fused to the upper part of the mouth, and the other two on the underside. This powerful weapons Blowfish helps to split the shells of mollusks, and bite hard substrate such as coral. Also, this is an interesting fish feeds on sponges and algae.

Korotkoryly pentapod Humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis - Lethrinidae letrinovyh Fish of the family, grows up to 60 cm, in the afternoon resting in small flocks. Careful not to keep away divers and photographers. Fry with three dark stripes on the back.

Striped lionfish has several names: zebra fish, lionfish, red lionfish. It is compared with a zebra because striped coloring, consisting of gray, red and brown stripes; lion - because of the long veeropodobnyh fins that give the fish the appearance of a kind of "mane". Samara is her nickname because of the large pectoral fins resembling wings.

Sergeants pomacentridae fish - Damselfishes Uzkopolosy abudefduf Indo-pacific sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Pomacentridae) Boca and tail of silvery fish, back yellowish, gray head. On the sides of five vertical black stripes. During the mating season, and in the protection of calves males are blue. The Red Sea is found everywhere. It was recently discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. Typically, these fish form large accumulations at a shallow depth at the edge of the reef. Very curious fish, divers are not afraid.

Triggerfish - Triggerfishes psevdobalist Blue Blue-and-gold triggerfish Pseudobalistes fuscus (Balistidae)

Hotel Grand Rotana Egypt, Sinai Peninsula

Medusa - True Jellyfishes Saucer jelly Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ulmaridae) Aurelia lives in all tropical and subtropical seas in both hemispheres, and even comes in the Arctic zone. Most forms massive clusters. Flattened translucent dome separate instances can reach 40 cm in diameter. Aurelia is easily recognized by pinkish or purple horseshoes and four dark in the central part of the dome - gonads.Along the edges of the dome at the center of the mouth are four long oral lobes resembling donkey ears - hence the name. Screech jellyfish - a bad swimmer: reducing the dome, it can slowly rise to the surface and then dive into the depths. On the dome has eight rhopalium bearing eyes and statocysts.They allow jellyfish to keep some distance from the surface where the waves would break her tender body. Food fish fry jellyfish are pelagic crustaceans, pelagic larvae of sea squirts and other invertebrates. Nutritive particles are trapped in the tentacles and mouth opening act, and from there into the digestive cavity. In some countries in South-East Asia they eat.

Red Sea amfiprion

Painted aluter Scrawled filefish Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (Monacanthidae) have painted alutera the first ray of the dorsal fin, very thin and delicate, it is located directly above the eye. The elongated snout with a noticeable concavity. Quite a large tail fin rounded. The basic tone color from olive-brown to gray or rusty with blue lines and spots. Juveniles yellowish-brown with a dark pattern. This is the biggest unicorn, reaches a length of 110 cm. It is found in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters of all oceans. It lives on the outside, and on the slope of the reef lagoon, as well as among the thickets of vegetation. Despite the large size, well masked. Sometimes it drops to a depth of 120 meters. Keeps alone. View omnivorous - consumes as vegetation and a variety of invertebrates, including gorgonians, colonial anemones and tunicates. Breeding has not been investigated in detail. It is known that the bottom lays eggs and larvae live a long time in the water column. Young fish are often held among floating algae, including Sargassum. There are reports that the meat of this fish caused ciguatera. (Lyricist - Smirnov SA)

Napoleon Cheilinus undulatus Napoleon wrasse

Fairy psevdantias or Lyrebird (blue-eyed) Anthias Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Serranidae)

Fairy psevdantias or Lyrebird (blue-eyed) Anthias Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Serranidae) Females eyed Antias reach 7 cm in length, their body is yellow or orange, they have characteristic stripes from the eyes to the side fins.

Masked butterflyfish Bluecheek butterflyfish Chaetodon semilarvatus

Butterflyfish masked (Masked butterflyfish) Bluecheek butterflyfish Chaetodon semilarvatus

Hawksbill turtle Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata - Cheloniidae

Painted aluter Scrawled filefish Aluterus scriptus - Monacanthidae alutera have painted the first ray of the dorsal fin, very thin and delicate, it is located directly above the eye. The elongated snout with a noticeable concavity. Quite a large tail fin rounded. The basic tone color from olive-brown to gray or rusty with blue lines and spots. Juveniles yellowish-brown with a dark pattern. This is the biggest unicorn, reaches a length of 110 cm. It is found in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters of all oceans. It lives on the outside, and on the slope of the reef lagoon, as well as among the thickets of vegetation. Despite the large size, well masked. Sometimes it drops to a depth of 120 meters. Keeps alone. View omnivorous - consumes as vegetation and a variety of invertebrates, including gorgonians, colonial anemones and tunicates. Breeding has not been investigated in detail. It is known that the bottom lays eggs and larvae live a long time in the water column. Young fish are often held among floating algae, including Sargassum. There are reports that the meat of this fish caused ciguatera.(Lyricist - Smirnov SA)

Zhёltopyatnistaya angelfish (synonyms: False Asfour, Angel crescent Makulozus) Yellowbar angelfish or Purplemoon (Blue moon) angel Pomacanthus maculosus - Pomacanthidae

Yu.Sinay Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay

MOST BEAUTIFUL BREED LOSHADEY.ETO BEAUTY

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Akhal-Teke horse

Another Akhal-Teke horse

Persheronskaya horse

Black and white pinto

Isabella color

Buckskin horse

Silver-bay

Red Rabikan

Sabino

Silver-dun

Redhead with darkening

Classic champagne

Golden Champagne

Tiger gray

Igrenevaya

Leopard

Crow's-roan

Horse wearing a mask

Another horse in the mask

Pretty!

MALE CANARIES ARE ASHAMED OF ADULTERY

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Songbirds do not care what others think about their romance on the side of Canaries - monogamous birds. This does not prevent, and males and females from time to time to change the partner. But it turns out the traitors do not care what others think about it. Biologists at the University of Paris West - Nanterre la Défense checked how witnesses react to male canaries, flirting with a casual acquaintance. An article on the study appeared in the scientific online journal PLoS ONE. To have a secret affair canary harder than a man. Its existence is like living in a house with glass walls. Humor give songs, so each on each form (or, more precisely, at the hearing): birds live compactly and sing loud enough to be heard by all stakeholders. Trills, whistles and drums knee carry clear meaning, clear and other canaries, and scientists: the commencement or threat, ready to attack or try to please.

The experiment drew this situation to the limit. The space where the drama played out kanareechi are a pair of cells, set side-by-side - "auditorium" and "chill." The "visiting room" male and female unknown to him for half an hour watching each other through the bars and talking. Then the experimenters removed the barrier for 10 minutes, opening the possibility for physical contact.

Meanwhile, place in the "auditorium" seated female partner (with which the male has managed to conceive a baby birds) or just a familiar female. And sometimes the "auditorium" intentionally left blank.Biologists had a calculator in hand to listen to audio and estimate the proportion of different sounds. All attempts to canaries to have sex, and without witnesses, too, they were carefully counted. It was found that most readily canary males flirt without witnesses, at least - in the presence of a female friend, and even more rarely - in front of a permanent partner. From a human point of view it is easy to understand. In place of the canaries we have weighed the pros and cons. But birds such behavior is dictated by instinct rather than reasoning. So, remorse for cheating are hard-coded in the brain - and it seems that evolution had good reason.

These home passerine birds native to the Canary Islands. Here, as well as in the Azores and Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean, wild canaries live in the woods and forests on the slopes of the local mountains at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, settle in gardens and parks. In Europe, the bird island came in the XVI century. Fascinated by their Spanish and Portuguese trills organized trade in these birds and has long held a monopoly on it. And the name of "canaries" went, respectively, from the name of the islands. Incidentally, Islas Canarias in Spanish literally means "dog of the island." Externally wild canaries different from domesticated. They are smaller - 12-14 cm in length, while their relatives room can reach 22 centimeters. In males, green with black dashes back, yellow breast and white belly. The plumage of the female is paler.Stay in captivity changed the color of canaries: the turn of the XVI-XVII centuries in living cells green birds to the surprise of the owners of the chicks were born with pure yellow feathers. And later it was removed, and numerous species, including curly, crested, humpback. Change in domestic and singing canaries. Kanarovodom teach their pets, lifting them nightingales, larks, buntings, tits and other songbirds, they played the flute and organ is special, and then fastened by breeding birds skills. As a result, there have been several different breeds of canaries singing data.

Canaries. contents. breeding.

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If you keep canaries and want them to have bred, you should have three cells. In one of them, length - 40, width - 20, height - 22-25 centimeters, fall and winter living male. The doors in the cell must be on both sides. About one put or hang the bird feeder, the other near - water bottle. Two perch strengthen at the same distance from the bottom and so that a bird, jumping on them, do not touch the walls of the cell and its tail to its droppings falling any food or water.

The size of the second cell for males, females and their chicks: length - 60-70, width - 35-40, height - 40 centimeters. It is better if the ceiling in the cell will be plywood. One of the two doors, a wider, making in the lower part of the front wall. It is designed to give food and water, and it should be free to enter the pallet for bathing, a small flower pot with herbs. In this cell reinforce two jacks. The basis for their cross-linked white thick cord around a pencil. Upper cup diameter - 9-10, depth - 6 centimeters. The dish was placed in a wire basket with hooks for hanging. Top diameter her 7.5-8 centimeters. The nest should be in the light, but not in the sun: the bird, feeding chicks, good to see them, and the chicks do not overheat. In this cell requires two perches at the top, at 12-13 cm from the ceiling, and one or two under.

Dimensions third cell: length - 120-130, width and height - 50 centimeters. Upstairs in the 12-13 cm from the side walls, strengthen the two perch, the same - lower and closer to the middle, and still the same - in the 12-13 cm from the bottom. In this live cell grown chicks, females after the breeding males during moulting.

Perches from willow twigs or young shoots with hazel bark should be the thickness of the bird covered their fingers are not completely: from 1.3 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. In any cell necessary to put a large clean sand in the cup.

It is desirable to all the warm season to keep canaries in a cage outdoors.

To canaries bred successfully, the female should be from 10 months to 4 years, the male may be over. In late February - early March, they are given three to four times a week, egg food, germinated wheat: they pour water in the morning, evening, thoroughly washed, the next morning, again, washed, placed in a part of the feeder, clean the rest in the refrigerator. In addition, the male who has lived all winter in cramped quarters, is placed in the largest of the three cells. If you live in a canary cage, do it, of course, it is not necessary.

Canaries

Canaries - one of the most unpretentious music and poultry.

Already more than one century canary delight their owners pleasant melodious singing, variety of colors and unusual shapes.

The body length is 12 canaries room? 14 cm. Wild type of home form is somewhat less (12-13 cm long) and it is very different from the color. Male top green color with black longitudinal dashes, top of the head, neck and rump yellow-green, the color of the chest posteriorly becomes yellow, the belly is white. Colour female paler, grayish due kaёmkam feathers, back her brown-gray with black dashes.Bondage canary much changed, and it became monochrome yellow coloring. A cross between a wild canaries from the home is very beautiful, it is painted with a mixture of green with yellow.

And no wonder that the world is large and canaries are undoubtedly quite deserved popularity that is continuously growing.

By extant data, already in the 14th century Spanish and Portuguese sailors began to gradually bring so enamored of their singers to his homeland. Most likely it had already spent in captivity canary bought from locals who kept happy young singers at home, in woven wicker cells. Thus began the proud "march" through the world of discreet, but richly endowed by nature of island birds.

Content canaries

Canary easy to tame, it is trusting, it lends itself to "education" and have successfully propagated at home. Canary can live at home 15-18 years, keep them in cages and enclosures.

The size of the cells of 30-35 cm in length, from 20 to 22 cm in width, the height of 27-29 cm. The distance between the twigs - no more than 1.2-1.4 cm. The door in the cage should be placed on the side. The bottom should be required to double, preferably of a thin stainless steel (inner bottom) and certainly a retractable make it easier to clean the cage, change it sand and disinfection.

Feeders can be placed on the bottom of the cage, but it often results in unsanitary food and cage. It is advisable though to the trough in the cells were sliding. In this position, easy to get them feeding the birds and be less of a concern.

In the cage should be a perch for the birds, which is a round perch is not thicker than 1.5 cm. Surface perch left rough, not refined. The distance between perches must be such that, jumping from one to another, the bird could flap its wings freely.

Canaries love to swim. Bathing cleanses the skin and strengthens the plumage. Water for bathing should be at room temperature. Kupalku attached to the outer side of the door so that water will not penetrate the cells.After each swimming kupalku removed and the door is closed. Kupalki should be washed daily. By bathing canaries should be taught from an early age, t. E. After their deposition by females - after 30-35 days of age.

Clean the cage must be at least two times a week. At this time, the bird should be transplanted - to overtake another cell, the cell placing doors open to each other. The entire inventory cell - tray feeders, drinkers, perches - you need to get well and rinse with hot water.

Drinking water should be at room temperature. It is poured into a glass or china small size (height 3-4 cm) and put on the bottom of the cage in a convenient place for drinking bird. Between the twigs cells can be inserted as a small trough or plastic thimble plugs for periodic additional forage honey, grated carrot, egg yolk, in addition to the basic food.

Cells are located in a well lit place, but not in the sun, not on the box and not in a draft. If the room is closed, it is possible and it is necessary to let the bird fly. Initially 5-10 minutes and then to 40-45 minutes. You can train the bird to sit on the arm, shoulder, but it requires a lot of patience. For cages with canaries should be approached so that the birds you have seen: even talking to them, caressing voice, you will win the trust of the bird.

Feeding canaries

Feeding canaries is not much difficulty. The main food is zernosmes.

To the canary ate all the food offered to them, and did not choose particular favorite ingredients and not grown fat, you need to comply strictly with its daily requirement.

On average, one of the birds rely daily 1-1.5 tsp heaped grain mixture. Norm this may vary somewhat depending on the species of birds and physiological state.

Thus, during the molting rate should be increased, because the birds hyperphagia phenomenon occurs, that is a large consumption of food needed for the formation of a new feather. At this time, obesity can not occur.

It should also be remembered that the bioenergetic metabolism of small birds is very high, so they must not be left without food during the day, even for 1-2 hours.

In addition to grain canaries need soft and green fodder.

Soft food per serving is prepared from half cooked hard-boiled egg yolks, grated, with the addition of one teaspoon bread crumbs, semolina or better baby food (such as porridge, "baby") and a pinch of poppy seeds.

A good source of vitamins and carotene are the various vegetables and fruits. They are cut into slices and strengthen between the bars of the cage near the perch.

Of green fodder should be given canaries: carrots, bell pepper - wig, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, celery and dandelion, parsley, apples, pears and strawberries. Like other birds, canaries need mineral feeds. They must reside in a separate trough. They include crushed eggshells, chalk, charcoal, coarse sand or shell rock.

Addition to the mineral feeding can serve as non-carbonated mineral water.

Among the new feed the birds should be taught gradually. Abrupt change can cause intestinal disorders in birds, forced molting untimely and other diseases, so ask when buying a bird, fed than their previous owners.

The bird should be added to the menu as crushed nuts and sunflower seeds.

Breeding canaries

At its home in the wild, wild canaries breeding period begins in the 2nd half of March. The best time for mating and breeding chicks in our environment - spring (March, April, May). During this period, more daylight hours, and the female can longer feed the chicks. To obtain good progeny should be carefully selected male and female. The male has to be large, with an interesting song, beautiful plumage, active. Age - at least 1 year. The female must also possess the appropriate qualities. It is advisable to choose a pair of male one and a half or two years or even five years, and females - from 11 months to three or four years. At coloring offspring affect both producers and for voice quality, susceptibility to the song and hearing a male influence. It is also necessary to take into account when choosing a pair.

Some amateurs practice mixing one male with two or three females and thus receive normal broods, but it requires a lot of experience. More information is available to the method of one male to one female. Before pairing a cell with a male and a female cell placed alongside, so that the birds see each other and began to show mutual interest. Males in this period every day for 5-6 days to give additional feed grain is soft. Enlarge diet and females. Ready to mate birds are put in a single cell. The first plant male and a day or two to him podsazhivayut female. Was put to the male mates with the female quickly and it starts building the nest. From the beginning of mating and nest construction before laying the first egg takes three to ten days.

The cage for mating can be normal or slightly higher. The nest can be hung in the corner of the cell from the inside or outside, in a quiet place.

To the female could easily build a nest, it is necessary to enclose the cell collected a ball sliced pieces of cotton or linen thread size of 2-3 cm, small scraps of linen or cotton, and even shallow well dried hay. Within 6-7 days, the female builds the nest, and then begins to lay eggs. After the female lays 3-4 eggs, the male was removed from the cell, as a female she can bring up their young. But you can leave the male, and it will actively assist the female in the hatching and feeding chicks.

The female incubates the-canary chicks 13 days. Males are also taking part in the hatching eggs. At a time when the female leaves to feed, it replaces it. On the 14th day the chicks hatch from eggs. After 3-4 hours after the onset of the female chicks start to feed them. They feed the chicks and both parents from the beak.

The flying from the nest Young initially seem clumsy, inept. At 24-28 days after hatching, the deposited from parents, good find and eat soft and hard food.

CHICKEN LEGS WITH A DRAGON

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A distinctive feature of the breed chickens rare Vietnamese Dong Tao are imposing massive paws that are not normally inherent in such medium-sized birds. This breed chickens are bred exclusively in the community Dong Tao, which is 30 kilometers from Hanoi. A rare breed, once bred specifically for kitchens of the royal family and mandarins, is highly valued in our days. Chicken breed Dong Tao served in expensive restaurants serving affluent clients and their paws are considered a delicacy.
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Dong Tao chicken breed has a strong body and massive legs, covered with reddish scales.

Hens usually have bright plumage, but the roosters - motley. Weight rooster can be 6 kilograms, and the thickness of paws reach the girth of the human wrist. This rare bird is in high demand, which accounts for such a high price. Couple Dong Tao chicken breed can cost $ 2,500. Dong Tao is very sensitive to changes in the weather and carry fewer eggs than normal chickens. Massive paws complicate the process of hatching eggs, so manufacturers are helping in every possible way Kvochka. Chicken is required from eight months to a year to collect weight 3-5 kg.

Friend is need Friend Indeed

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CREATIVE DOG IN THE WORLD

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1. Resting tail

2. For peace in the whole world!

3. Tired of all the niceties tail

4. At the break

5. Air cloudy tail

6. wrinkles

7. Tail purposeful fighter

8. Confident

9. Easy tail

10. In the minimalist style

11. Business

12. honeyed tails Chow

13. Mysterious

14. Tails in motion

15. modestly

16. Krutyshka

17. Tail hungry

18. Partners

19. Thoughtful tail

20. Tail, which is very glad-you-see

21. Researcher-digger

22. A relaxed and serene

23. coward

24. Tail with a magic power

Vestipu - a hybrid breed, obtained by crossing a miniature or toy poodle with West Highland White Terrier.

Distinguish designer breed in the first place, it is possible for the title, which is obtained by adding a few words designating the breed that was used in the crossing. For example, shnudel (a cross between a schnauzer and a poodle) shichi (a cross between a Shih TSU and chihuahua), or chivini chihuaksa (a cross between a chihuahua and dachshund) afador (a cross between Afghan Hound and Labrador Retriever), or Morki yorktiz (a cross between a Maltese and a Yorkshire terrier). Also, there are complex hybrids of several purebred breeds, such as German Chaska (a cross between a German shepherd, husky and Chow).

Goldendudl (Grudl, Goldudl) - a hybrid breed, obtained by crossing a golden retriever and a poodle.

Despite the fact that the designer breeds of dogs, primarily attracted by its novelty, the main goal of plant breeders has been an attempt to reduce inherited health problems.

Lercher - the type of dogs that is prepared by crossing greyhound with any other breed of dog.

Designer dog breeds are much more expensive than their purebred parents. Most breeders of dogs enjoy the fact that people believe that dog breed design enhances their status, as well as designer goods. Man by nature seeks to own something rather unusual in that the majority of people, for whatever reason is not available.

Pitski: pit bull and husky

Tradition used to name hybrid rocks a few names of the original rocks dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth II, when there was a rock dorgu (a cross between a dachshund and a corgi). In 1960, the popularity gained cockapoo dog (a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle). Under this name fans such dogs were easier to find puppies. But none of these species has been recorded in the registry of purebred breeds.

However, since 2006, such as the name and Labradoodle Cockapoo can be found in some dictionaries. Names of hybrid species may have options, for example, a cross between a Maltese and a poodle can be called "maltipu" or "Moodle" and "cockapoo" is also called "spudl."

Korgitin: Corgi and Dalmatian

Chaska, Chaska: chow and husky

Tolmatin: Dachshund and Dalmatian

Shnudel - Schnauzer and Poodle

Another tolmatin

Mopiahua: Pug and Chihuahua

Maltipu - a cross between Maltese and a poodle.

Korcharka: Corgis and German Shepherd

Another cross between a German shepherd and corgi

Strudel Yorkshire: Yorkshire terrier and poodle

Biglyarka: Beagle and German Shepherd

Labradoodle or labropudel

Cocker Pei: Pei and Cocker Spaniel

Pomski: Pomeranian and husky

German Sharpe German Shepherd and Sharpe

Buldarka: English Bulldog and German Shepherd

Horgh: Husky and Corgi

Also Horgh

Kokkerpudel - a cross between a poodle and Cocker

Chow Chow Pei +

Sharpay + Terrier

Bulmops: English bulldog and pug

Shnudel: schnauzer and poodle

Chow-Chow: Chow and German Shepherd

Pukines - + Pekingese Poodle

CAO + dog

Rottweiler + Huskies

Bulldog + St. Bernard

Shorgi: Corgi and Sheltie

Basset drink: Dachshund and Sharpe

Porgy: toy poodle and Corgi

Chinese crested stuff +

Golden-Siberian rehaski: Siberian Husky and Golden Retriever

Shitsu and toy poodle

Sheltie + Laika

After much anguish Chinese scientists managed to bring a dog-panda, which enjoys unprecedented popularity in China. Because the panda is considered a talisman of good luck in China, but all comers themselves pandas are not enough, and contain such an animal is expensive, troublesome and difficult ...

Scientists have reached a positive outcome, claiming that it is a miracle - the result of painstaking breeding work, and nothing to do with genes. However, some local biologists believe that without the banned animal experiments is not done.

And these puppies like minipand just very charm! They were born in China, in the region of Jiangsu province, its awesome coloration they are required to master named Shi Shaodzhun (Shi Shaojun), which by happy coincidence, crossed the street and Pekingese dog that had no resemblance to the pandas. It is not known what was the mongrel, but the result is just incredible!

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Pets Friends

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Fresh and interesting collection of funny pictures of animals.

World Amazing Pets Dogs and Cats Collection Of The DAy

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Puppies like to lie on your lap owners, especially if they caress, kiss and play with them. Time flies, and yesterday the puppy grows into a huge pet. These dogs do not seem to have noticed how quickly grown, but they still do not change their habits, and would not mind if you took them to handle!

1. I wake up, but my body and mind are telling me so I stayed in bed

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2. Little Ponies and big dog

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3. This nearly 40-pound Malamute still likes his take on the handle

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4. Dakota veterinary machine

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5.Bolshoy friend

6. King of dogs

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7. Irish Wolfhound loves sleeping in bed

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8. Meet, is the Hulk. Probably the greatest pit bull in the world

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9. The four-footed named Maynard

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10. Just look at this giant

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11. He considers himself a "pocket" dogs

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12. Take me, big turtle!

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13. Dog Komondor

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14. Sitting comfortably

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15. These embrace

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16. This giant

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17. Bonuses Great Dane breeder

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18.

19. Meet Bailey! Our "pocket" Doggie weighing 60 kg

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20. large dogs need love too

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21. Hybrid black wolf

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22. This Malamute loves to sit on your lap

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23. walk their pet

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24.Samoed

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25. This is not a bear! Not a mammoth! This is a dog!

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26. feel small

27. It seems more than a dog Man

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28. Large one

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29. Great Dane thinks he's parrot

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30. Would you like to imagine such a pet?

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31. Best friends

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32.

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33. There are no obstacles for dancing

34. Even a very small

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35. More "Pocket"

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36. Just sitting on the bench

37. Drive to car

38. The 11-month-old Simba, weighing 60 kg

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39. Guy

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40. Still feels puppy

41. 70-pound pet

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42. Take me to handle!

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43. The Irish wolfhound puppy requires his chair

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44. The problems of large dogs

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45. Ready to ride

46. So love to sit

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47. Zeus - the tallest dog in the world

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48. Still puppy

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49. We all need hugs

50. Just a great one

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He is only 10 weeks old, he is not much more than an apple, and weighs only 300 grams.Meet this tudi - Chihuahua from Wroclaw, which probably is the smallest dog in the world.

Although tudi only three months, and it develops absolutely normal, its dimensions are very small. The height of the baby chihuahua just 6 centimeters.

Tudi owners have no idea what a dog is obliged to such a small size. And, while the Chihuahua - this is one of the world's smallest dog breeds tudi brother who lives with him under the same roof, it is normal size - it weighs about 1.5 kilograms. A tudi several times less than his brother.

If tudi will continue to grow at the same pace as now, there is a chance that it will be a new record Guinness Book of Records. However, it is still too early to draw such conclusions - tudi must first become an adult dog, left to wait for another two months.

Tudi so tiny that he bowls instead of drinking from the bottle the cork is.

Rather tudi a bill nominal value of 50 PLN. Currently, the smallest dog in the world is a long-haired Chihuahua named Boo Boo, the growth of which is only 10 centimeters and weighs about 700 grams. In tudi have all chances to become the smallest dog in the world and get to the Guinness Book of Records.

When it comes to choosing the most fascinating animals, cats occupy one of the first places. However, some breeds of cats barely fit into mimimishnosti standards, such as the famous bald Sphynx. Many are deterred lack of hair and the alien look of these cats. But in fact, sphinxes truly charming establishment, and now you see for yourself.

1. Sphinxes fotobomby like to arrange their owners.

2. Sphinxes like to cuddle.

3. They like to arrange surprises.

4. And like a wink, and then pretend that nothing had happened.

5. Sphinx Sphinx brother (or sister), and share one blanket for two - it's a tradition.

6. Sport? Yes, I am the God of fitness!

7. I think this kid has found the most comfortable Blankets ...

8. And then I decided to turn it into a wig.

9. To bring happiness to the Sphinx, it is enough to hold his chin.

10. Sphinxes love to bask in the sun.

11. So, how was your day? Your personal psychologist is here.

12. Oh, the paparazzi, let rest at least one day.

13. Who Stole Christmas? Of course, the Sphinx!

14. Sphinxes cute.

15. Sphinxes like to sleep with the owners and see the cat's sweet dreams. Of course, they dream that the Sphinx to enslave the world.

16. Sphinx knows a lot about fashion - they are aware that this year's fashion colors.

17. A little sphinxes generally placed in his hand.

18. Oh, that's that, and just love to bask sphinxes.

19. They even know how to do cool self.

20. Sphinxes - real glutton. See how they like to relax after a hearty lunch.

21. Sphinxes love fashion sweaters and fun games. And the game in the fashion sweaters.

22. The water, they, by the way, are much more tolerant than other cats.

23. And these two, it seems, even from another planet. Well, if all those newcomers, then go ahead - enslaves our planet!

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KEEPS ALIVE WORLD

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We all know that some snakes and insects can be toxic, but have you ever heard anything about the poisonous bird or a turtle? Surprisingly, a number of venomous creatures is very wide, from small insects to mammals, which may not be less toxic. The selection of amazing 7 venomous animals, which we describe in detail

Let's start with the ordinary platypus, you probably know what it looks like to hear about it. The platypus looks ridiculous and stupid, and you can not even imagine that it is dangerous - ordinary house cat looks more menacing. Believe it or not, but the platypus has a spur on the back foot, jetted poison.A dose of poison can kill small dog and cause severe pain in humans. There were several cases of serious human consequences of the meeting and the platypus - venom causes severe swelling, spreading throughout the body, accompanied by terrible pain. In contrast to the poisonous insects or reptiles, the platypus toxin is actually used in order to establish dominance over the breeding season, but not for the purpose of catching the prey or defend themselves. We have already mentioned in previous topics about this unusual animal (see the topic platypus )

Toxic can also be a little bird - Pitohui or Pitohu. This is the first recorded bird poison. Lives Pitohu in New Guinea, and the poison gets your eating the same food that some poisonous frogs and beetles.Neurotoxin found in the skin of the bird causes intense numbness or tingling pain in the one who touches the bird

Amazing animals, which I heard for the first time in person - slow loris. It is also called the slow loris - perhaps this is one of the most amazing animals in the world, but at the same time, it is quite toxic, and can deliver a lot of problems. While the toxin, which they use mainly used to protect themselves and the young, there were several fatal cases in humans. However, they happened all because of anaphylactic shock, not because of the poison itself. Lori weak toxin in humans, it can cause a small tumor and allergy

Next on the list of unusual poisonous animals located box turtle. Box turtles - a fairly shy animals, live mostly in the United States, where they are also popular pets. Turtle called box-shaped, because they can almost completely hiding in their shells. If you eat a turtle, can be very poisoned because poisonous mushroom in their diet.

Shrew - insectivorous mammal similar to a mouse. Several species of shrews produce a poison that can stop pretty much booty. Held several sociological studies, where people have reported extreme pain along with redness and swelling, which lasted for days. Shrews bite even the horses, and then the horses were covered with horrible blisters. People lose the ability to move in a few hours after the bite, which was accompanied by a serious shooting pain. So it's a small and seemingly harmless animal not just fall into our list of " Venomous Animals "

Another mammal which you will surely hear the first time. It SOLENODON - the only mammal that can introduce the poison through particularly arranged teeth like fangs of a snake. SOLENODON tops the list of endangered species, so that people should not be afraid of him, and he people

At the last place is the fish - catfish. According to research by students at Michigan State University, 1250 species of fish can be poisonous. Yad they need to protect against natural enemies, but many fishermen complained painful burning sensation upon contact with catfish. Her nerve toxin poisoning by killing red blood cells, which is accompanied by severe pain, seizures and breathing problems. But the consequence is not the bite and subsequent infection after being bitten

I also note that these creatures stand out is its singularity, nothing dangerous of them should be expected.

Bigpikcha make the next selection of the best photographs of animals in the past week. Let's digress from everyday problems and see how the last week of our smaller brethren.

Two cubs, Alisha (left) and Dragan, first met each other at the zoo in Eberswalde, Germany. (© AFP)Performance of dolphins during a show on the occasion of International Women's Day in Minsk. (© Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko) bat hanging in a cave in Mikulov, Czech Republic. (© AFP) bee collecting pollen in spring in Timmendorf, Germany. (© EPA) Stork stood on the back of his friend in the German commune Bibeskhaym Rhein. (© EPA) Marine Biology Aquarium South Carolina nursed a rare 200-kilogram leatherback sea turtle washed ashore on Saturday, March 7. (© Reuters) Chow on the fourth and last day of the exhibition "Craft" at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. (© Carl Court / Getty Images)A huge gator seems to feel at home on the golf course in Englewood, Florida, USA. Reptile length of about 3.5-4 meters was on the golf course, which hosted the women's tournament. (© EPA) Dolphins swim near the boat off the coast of San Diego. (© AP) Chameleon hit the shot photographer in Madagascar. (© Winfried Schafer / Alamy) Coyote standing on the frozen Hudson River, New York. (© Tom Bushey / Alamy) black-backed jackal with your puppy in the Masai Mara, Kenya. (© Rex Features) Golden Monkey in Hubei Province, China.(© Rex Features) Bi boar pressed to his mother in Ravensburg, Germany. (© Corbis) A pair of white-tailed eagles staged a battle for a meal in the sky in Poland. (© Barcroft Media) Hummingbird gathering nectar in a nature reserve Asa Wright in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago. (© Barcroft Media) Blackheads Munia on Bintan Island, Indonesia. (© Corbis) Man gesturing, standing in front of a crocodile nicknamed Justin Bieber on the banks of the Rio Grande in Costa Rica.Tourists visit the river to see these animals, which can reach seven meters in length, in their natural habitat. (© AFP) The family of lions in the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. (© AP) Breakfast buffet with an abundance of fruits and vegetables for the elephants to celebrate the National Day of elephants in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, Thailand. (© Reuters) Polar bear cub, born November 26, 2014, spending time in the fresh air March 9, 2015 next to his mother in the exhibition park Marinelend, Antibes, France. (© AFP) saltwater crocodile named Tong eating chicken in the Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart, southern Germany. (© AFP) http://bigpicture.ru/?p=612380

This animal, which is called "Magic Rabbit" is found only in some mountainous regions of China, and is extremely rare. By the way, last representative of this species was seen in the distant 1983. According to scientists in nature there are not more than 1,000 individuals. The scientific name of this nyashi or Ili Ili Pika pika.

In this article, we will focus on two different Australians, one which helps to survive kenguryatam orphaned, and the second penguin chicks warm. The story began in the early two thousand and five.Australian resident Chris Barnes picked up the orphaned kangaroos and brought them to his home and began to care for them. Kangaroo Chris put in navolokchi in the bag. So happened, Chris picked orphaned kangaroos and cared for them until they grow up. In order to establish a rescue center Chris Barnes few years cleaned the buses and put tile. When accumulated the required amount, he opened the rescue center kangaroo. At home, he was nicknamed "Kangaroo Dundee." Like all kids love the warmth and kenguryata moloko.Odnovremenno Chris looks after 30 young kangaroo. The handbags, wrapped in swaddling clothes kenguryata feel comfortable. Once Chris was invited by BBC to take part in the film Kangaroo salvation. There is support for people transferring funds to help the center, which helped to expand it to Chris. Lifestyle remained the same, solitary. All Chris also takes care of kenguryatah. In general, "kenguryatnik" kangaroo each wrapped in its own bag. The first acquaintance with the adult kangaroo. The second remarkable Australian at the age of one hundred and nine years, warms the penguin chicks, knits clothes for them. This action began in two thousand thirteenth year, public organizations appealed to the people of Australia to help the penguins. Oil spills and other negative impacts of environmental pollution led to the penguins began to freeze and die. Alfred Date, 109 years Day by day old knitting plain, but warm sweaters baby penguins. This action did not cause many confidence in its success, but nonetheless so it was rescued about thirty two thousand penguins.http://zhizninauka.info/ ...

TURTLE FARM

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For hundreds of years in the south-west coast of Sri Lanka's population of five species of sea turtles.Unfortunately, because of the merciless extermination of their people, the number of these animals is reduced dramatically. Despite that local residents are not excluded turtle eggs from their diet and from the shells of these animals do not stop to produce a variety of products. In order to somehow fix the critical situation in the country began to create special centers that are engaged in the preservation of populations of these animals. As an example we can take one of these organizations - "Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery", which started to work in 1986. During the existence of the snail farm in the ocean has been released, even by the most conservative estimate, about half a million sea turtles. Particular attention is drawn to the most affected type of Hawksbill. Visitors to the center can see the turtle is not only adults, but also very small turtles, which barely managed to get out of the shell. On the farm they will spend no more than three days and then be released into the ocean. They live here as well and suffered for various reasons turtle. Employees of the center include them in special tanks, which will serve as their home until they are cured. See on the farm and can be adult turtles that play a role in the basins of the exhibits. After the creation of such organizations many locals who previously sold turtle eggs to restaurants now carry them to the farm. Perhaps thanks to the joint efforts of all these people in the near future the situation with the number of sea turtles will improve significantly. Source

THE SACRED BIRD OF THE MAYA

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In the mountain forests of Central America, located at an altitude of more than 1300 m above, the sea level is living one of the most beautiful birds of the planet - the quetzal. Imagine a dove, but with an unusual color - a golden-green back and the same wings, breast and fluffy red, the same color, forelock.Flight of the Quetzal impresses, is so strong that even the ancient Mayans considered lucky to see this bird. However, unfortunately, because of the constant destruction of the local mountain forests, Quetzal population is decreasing every year. Quetzal, a small but very beautiful bird. Its length including the tail does not exceed 35 centimeters. Its main wealth is variegated and tail, or rather 2 nadhvostnyh long feather length reaches and sometimes exceeds the length of the body of the bird. Most of the time Quetzal carried high in the trees, and equips nest to forage. They feed mostly - fruit Okoth who swallow whole. Also eat insects, tree frogs, snails and lizards. These birds nests equip high in abandoned hollows.Equip them to both partners. The female lays two to four eggs. And the birds take turns incubating the clutch. Hatching process takes a little more than 2 weeks. Then together they feed their young on insects, and then pieces of fruit, frogs, snails and lizards. After 20 days, the chicks grow and fully fledge. Then they begin to produce their own food. In Latin, this bird is called famaromakus Maupin.Maya in the distant past considered this sacred bird. Her golden-green feathers were for them more than gold, and were allowed to wear them as jewelery exclusively chiefs and priests. In those days, no half-meter tail feathers of Quetzal can not do any decorating palaces or royal crowns. And to this day is called the bird "flying treasure." As if realizing the incredible value of their plumage, the quetzal, building the nest, making it two inputs in order not to crush the royal feathers. In one entry, he "is" and the other is his exit. So it is also a great architect. But quetzal famous not only for its exquisite beauty.Above all, this freedom-loving bird - no one has ever been able to keep it in captivity. They say that once one of the former presidents of Guatemala Ubico, willed to have a live Quetzal. When the cage with a bird was taken to the palace of the dictator, it turned out that she was dead. Freedom-loving quetzal simply can not live in captivity, so it symbolizes the Guatemalans love of freedom. As a symbol of its kind, the picture is Quetzal on the arms and the national flag of Guatemala. Even money this small republic decorated with the image of the magnificent birds and called Ketsana. Gave the bird and the name of the second most populous city in the country Quetzaltenango. Quetzal in Guatemala is under the protection of the law and is listed in "Red Book".

MOST UNIQUE PET CELEBRITIES

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They say that how a person deals with other people can be judged by how it treats its animals. Also, there is a saying that an eccentric man can be judged by the type of his pet. Below is a list of ten celebrities and their exotic pets. Can you draw a parallel between pets and their famous owners ... Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson) - White Bengal Tigers in the late '80s, when Mike Tyson was almost unbeatable in the realm of boxing, a young Brooklyn boxer felt the king on top of the world . He had a Bentley, big mansions, mink coats, and he met with the famous models of the time, such as Naomi Campbell (Naomi Campbell). When you live on a grand scale, you simply can not be ordinary pets. Tyson's pets have been rare white Bengal tigers - three, to be exact, and each of them has managed him 70 000 dollars. One would assume that at its disposal there were other, more useful ways to spend all that money, he raked.It is also important to take into account the welfare of animals. Majestic animals like Bengal tigers deserves to live freely in the wild. Life on a leash in the backyard of a celebrity does not seem to be suitable for this noble creature. Megan Fox (Megan Fox) - pot-bellied pig Megan Fox is certainly one of the most attractive young actresses working in Hollywood today. Recently, she began to get very good roles in blockbusters like "Transformers" and one of the hits of the summer, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." In the privacy of sexual Megan Fox becoming more relaxed and at home. She has two children with her husband Brian Austin Green (Brian Austin Green) and she is a great lover of animals. In addition to several dogs, birds and squirrels, Fox actually contained sweet vislobryuhuyu Vietnamese pig, Piggy Smalls (Piggy Smalls), which she later had to give. Fox said that Smalls find another home because of the "living conditions and obligations under the". French Montana (Karim Harbouch) - the monkey must pay tribute to Karim Harbouchu. This rapper from Brooklyn quickly transformed into one of the best rappers in the show business. And his success came after he spent several years reading for the underground rap scene in New York. At the moment he meets Chloe Kardashian (Khloe Kardashian) and recently bought a house for $ 5 million, which it contains two tigers and a monkey. In an interview with «Complex», he spoke about his pet monkey named Julius (Julius Ceasor) and noted that the pet was a gift for his birthday from the rapper from Las Vegas named Mally Mall (Mally Mall). This monkey is very charming and cute, we just hope that her rich and occupied by the owner pays her enough care and love. Paris Hilton (Paris Hilton) - kinkajou (Kinkajou) kinkajou this lovely mammal of tropical forest, which lives mainly in Central and South America. It is sometimes called "honey bear", and it certainly is not the animal that you would expect to see as a pet for a Hollywood debutante. Paris Hilton is one of these animals, and she called him Babe Love (Baby Luv). Her unusual pet got the news in 2006 when he apparently seriously bitten by Paris Hilton. But since then, it seems that they have established relationships and Babe Love is in good health and is an integral part of life in the Hilton. George Clooney (George Clooney) - pot-bellied pig , George Clooney finally settled down with his new wife Alamuddin Amal (Amal Alamuddin ). However, before the longest relationship in which he was involved imposing actor may have been a favorite of his 136-pound pig named Max. Clooney was the proud owner of a pig for 18 years and is very attached to her, but she unfortunately died in 2006. In the press there were reports that he had so much loved Max, sometimes they even sleep together in one bed. Kristen Stewart (Kristen Stewart) - a hybrid of a wolf and a dog Kristen Stewart earned a lot of money thanks to the starring role in the hugely successful "Twilight" , which depicted the conflict between vampires and werewolves. Perhaps this is the reason why pet Kristen Stewart is a magnificent hybrid wolf and dog.Stewart's mother bred these wonderful creatures and the most Kristen is one of these animals - a beautiful hybrid of a wolf and a dog named Jack (Jack). During her last visit to "Late Show with David Letterman" Jack she described as "cute" pet, and also noted that she is preparing food for him. Vanilla Ice (Vanilla Ice) - vallaru (Wallaroo) There are very few rappers who for his life experienced so many ups and downs like Vanilla Ice. His first hit in 1990 under the name «Ice Ice Baby» was the first rap song, which hit the top of the musical tables. Since then laughed at him as a rapper on the one-day, he suffered a serious breakdown directly to cable television, he tried his hand in the career of rap-rock artist, and even achieved success as a leading television program. With such an interesting life, it is understandable that he should be rather unusual animals and some of them are vallaru named Bucky Buckaroo (Bucky Buckaroo), as well as a goat named Pancho (Pancho). Kirstie Alley (Kirstie Alley) - lemurs If you You do not know what the lemur, then you are lucky because you know it today. Lemur is a small primate with big cute eyes, who lives mainly on the island of Madagascar. The name comes from the Roman word meaning "ghost" or "spirit." Lemurs are known as animal nocturnal and moving rather slowly. Often scandalous actress was the owner of three lemurs hand, and she apparently loves them so much that even make them the beneficiaries in his will. Salvador Dali (Salvador Dali) - anteater We have to go back a little in time to tell you about it wonderful eccentric artist and his highly unusual pet. The artist Salvador Dali is considered a genius of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the art movement known as Surrealism, and he also has a remarkable skill in maintaining its popularity due to the unusual and eccentric lifestyle that he led. For example, in the late 60s for Dali it was common to walk the streets of Paris with his hand anteater. How it was cool? Look at the picture and you will understand everything. Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley) - handmade kangaroo Apparently, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is also very fond of animals. Besides the fact that he made all the girls swoon on his sexy voice and the obscene dance moves in his heart also had a lot of love for his pet kangaroo. Charming marsupial was given to him by his agent Gordon Lee (Lee Gordon). According to reports, Elvis was deeply attached to the kangaroo, but in the end decided to give him to the zoo Memphis (Memphis Zoo). Source:http://www.bugaga.ru/celebrities/ ...

What kind of man can tame the animals and make them their pets? Yes, very different - crocodiles, lions, deer, etc. They walk with them through the streets like a dog. Imagine how surprised their neighbors when they see a crocodile on a leash. The photos of the most unusual pets.

And you have a pet?

Petauridae

These cute tiny creatures bring joy into your life for years to come. Petauridae very loyal, playful and can be taught many tricks, and this makes them one of the best exotic pet for single people and families with older children. Bad news? In the cell, you do not ban, so as soon decided to get a pet, get ready for what will have to frequently clean up his "little gifts" around the house.

Ferrets

If you do not mind not very pleasant smell and the fact that your pet will live a maximum of eight years, get a ferret. This is an interesting pet will entertain you, he loves to play, though, and loves to chew things and even steal, plus it is easy to accustom to the tray.

Bearded dragons

These strange reptile is very popular right now, so if you do like reptiles, consider this option. Bearded dragons are not only known for their bright colors and shaggy "beard", as his throat, but his playfulness and friendliness. Yes, this reptile is very active, and you have to comply

Gerbils

These cute, furry mammals are so popular, they have not even considered as "exotic"! Would you believe me if I tell you that these cuties were originally used as an object for the experiments in the laboratory? Yes, it is terribly sad, I know! Even laboratory staff are not able to resist their charm indescribable! If you think about how to make gerbil, best plants once a couple, they can not stand alone! Do not worry, little care they require, eat nuts and cereal mixes, which can be purchased at any pet store.

Chinchillas

Soft like a plush toy, a chinchilla is definitely one of the best kinds of exotic pets! These rodents love to be the center of attention and can become sad if you do not give them the love and attention they deserve. So if you have a busy lifestyle better rewound two chinchillas once, so they do not get bored.Chinchillas love to play and quickly attached to the host. If you properly care for your furry friend, he will live up to 20 years!

Hermit crab

These crustaceans are very inter6esny and unpretentious care, but require control because love to travel and explore everything in your path. Cancers hermits are nocturnal, which means that your pet will have a rest during the day. Interesting fact: this is no ordinary crabs, keep this in mind. They like to settle in empty shells, and carry them along like snails. So you will have a lot of options at home for your pet!

Fox-Fenech

If you do not think that the fox house - it's too much, I will tell you about these funny creatures. One of the first and the cutest things you'll notice - it is unusually long, funny, ears, ears like Yoda. In addition, these foxes are easily trained and tamed. Well, who exactly do you choose? As for me, I like most petauridae - in the photo, because I did not live to see never, and do not even know if you can buy them in Europe. But if you can - I'll definitely buy it!

ODE FARMING

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AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL BIRDS

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Peacocks - genus of large birds pheasant family, which can be safely assigned to the title of the finest representatives of the avifauna. At the mention of them in the head there is the image of an incredibly beautiful and, of course, especially birds. However, not everyone knows that one of the closest relatives of peacocks - very ordinary chicken.They belong to the order Galliformes, being the largest of its representatives.

Peacocks are common in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and several other countries. They are close to dense thickets of tall trees growing close to ponds and grassy slopes at an altitude of about 2 thousand meters above sea level. Exotic birds, despite the picture kind, has all the features of the behavior of domestic chicken - it runs fast and excellent way through dense thickets, while not reducing speed. Tall trees they need to spend the night. Active lifestyle are peacocks in the daytime, looking for their own food in the grass or by visiting the rice paddies and other cultivated fields, where you can find the grain. The main part of their diet is plant food (tender shoots, seeds, berries), but occasionally they can eat and animal food (molluscs, insects, small vertebrates).

Peacocks are very hardy and require minimal maintenance.The average life expectancy in the wild is about 20 years in captivity, this figure may be slightly increased.

The body length of the largest members of the order Galliformes is approximately 100 to 120 cm, tail - 40-50 cm, and the tail plume may reach 120-160 cm, and sometimes - even two meters. Weight - 4.5 kg.

Peacock in flight:

The main feature of the peacock - long multicolored feathers nadhvostya that are unique to males. In females, they do not exist - they are Mother Nature gave a short gray tail, not framed by colorful opaque feathers. Contrary to popular belief tail in both sexes look exactly the same. It is interesting that up to 1.5 years peacock special external differences are not allowed, but is closer to age three in his adult feathers grow brightly colored, iridescent bloom fan. The color scheme is full of green, blue and reddish tones. Nadhvostya feathers decorated with large colored "eyes".

This pattern plays an important role in the life of peacocks, as is the tool to scare away predators. Sensing the impending danger, the male dissolve their fan-shaped tuft of feathers, many whose eyes are looking at the enemy, thereby diverting his attention and confusing. Beauty lush nadhvostya used by males to attract mates and during mating rituals, which is also important.

The body color is at these birds is markedly different: the females received nondescript gray-brown plumage color, but males happen to have a more sophisticated and bright picture.

Officially There are two types of Asian peacocks - an ordinary, or Indian, and green. Green differ larger size. Another type, standing a little apart, referred to as African.

During the breeding season the birds depend on their habitats. For example, in India, it falls to the period from June to October, and the inhabitants of Ceylon activated from January to April. Ability to procreate peacocks acquire only the age of three.

The very process of mating season - quite an interesting sight.The male behaves very original, using as attracting females his trump card. Proudly pacing around the female, he dismisses fan nadhvostya, finely shaking them and showing bright plumage. Such dances last very long - about 20 minutes. When the female is interested peacock, a turn of events becomes very unexpected - a handsome man abruptly turned away, as if trying to hide her beauty. It demonstrates the unsightly parts as long as the chosen one will not give his advances and show him his favor.

Through research scientists had discovered the effect of color feathers, in particular the number of eyespots exhibited by the male, the marriage ritual peacocks. Observations have shown that male with a lot of "eye" is more likely to be selected by the female. French scientists, in turn, explained this by the fact that the number of spots on nadhvostnyh feathers - a kind of indicator of the immune system, ie,female, choosing a "big-eyed" peacock, thereby selects and healthier. However, it was later proven that females often ignore champions in terms of the number of oculate ornaments, and the greatest success are males with a certain mean value - 165-170 "eye".

Nests peacocks suit on the ground, forming them of leaves and dry grass, and then laying them 4-7 eggs. After a month of incubation are born covered with thick gray fluff chicks.

The only drawback beautiful peacock - tuneless and sharp voice, reminiscent of creaking carts ungreased or cat cry, which came on the tail. Therefore, during the mating dance male mostly silent since his extraordinary "Serenade" may scare lover. Usually, they are particularly vociferous before the rain.

Canadian researchers recently found another way of communication between the peacocks - inaccessible to the human ear infrasound signal that males make through their nadhvostnym feathers. In the observation you will notice small shiver passing from time to time from the base nadhvostnogo fan before it ends. The fact that this can capture the human ear resembles rustling leaves. However, published another sound that sends via peacock tail disclosed serving as something of a transmitter. As it turned out, recorded peacock infrasound signal causes anxiety in females, and males - the desire to publish his famous cry. Is not known, what is the point carry these messages, they may allow birds to warn each other of danger.

Beautiful plumage of peacocks always attracted people's attention, so their domestication occurred in ancient times.Long since they were held in the homes of the Indian nobility, and then became an ornament of gardens and parks aristocrats around the world. In medieval knights crowned their hats with feathers of peacocks and women decorated their their clothes.

Until the XVI century peacocks used in cooking - at balls and dinner evenings ubiquitous fried carcass of these birds.Considered a delicacy only juveniles, as an adult bird meat harshly. On the place of honor at the events organized by the nobility peacocks replaced turkey, and now they are used solely for decorative purposes.

Many countries believe peacocks royal birds, and the Indians carry them to the category of the sacred. At home, in South Asia, they are valued for their ability to warn of danger - on the approximation of snakes, tigers and thunderstorms. Most strongly peacocks revered in India - in 1963 it was given the status of a national symbol.

Peacock in different cultural visions symbolizes beauty, love, longevity, immortality and pride. Bright bird of India associated with the symbols of the sun and the beauty of imperishable soul. Drawing its plumage in Indian mythology represents a picture of the sky. Kama, the Indian god of love, often depicted sitting astride a bird that symbolizes cravings.Islamic vision peacock relates his "eyes" with the inner eye.Pictured with a snake in its beak, it displays the victory of light over darkness. This bird is popularly known as the emblem of royal authority, majesty, perfect creation and spiritual superiority.

In ancient mythology, the peacock was a sacred bird of Hera, wife of Zeus (in Roman mythology it was Juno, wife of Jupiter). The Greek myth tells that one day, Zeus fell in love with a beautiful girl Io. To escape from Hera, Zeus and Io has surrounded himself with a cloud. However, Hera entered the cloud, and then Zeus turned Io into a white cow, saying that just admiring this beautiful cow. Hera became suspicious and demanded the cow itself. She put the cow many-eyed giant Argus (Argos). When his two eyes were sleeping, the other eye vigilantly watched Io. By order of Zeus, who sought to rescue his beloved Hermes killed Argus. Then Hera gathered eyes of his faithful servant, and took them to the tail of a peacock. Since then, the peacock is dedicated to Hera, Juno.

In some countries, the beautiful peacocks are considered harbingers of trouble. There they were feathers called "devil eyes" that prevent the appearance of an enemy or a traitor.For example, in England widespread superstition that with peacock feathers in the house owner can get into trouble or his daughter to remain unmarried. It is also believed that the peacock feathers on stage can lead to failure of the play. Most likely, all sorts of superstitions have arisen due to ever open your eyes and watch shown on the pen, which causes association with the evil eye, and as a result, with setbacks.However, despite all the superstitions and prejudices, you can be sure that the appearance of this bird is sure to bring a lot of aesthetic pleasure.

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Andean cock-of-the-rock.

Andean cock-of-the-rock (lat. Rupicola peruviana), otherwise known as the Peruvian, is found in the Andes, inhabiting the slopes of ravines, tropical rain forests and river valleys of Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela. The presence of the mountainous area of the variety of birds is the principal, as the lodge Andean males exclusively among rocks, furnished in the same place their nests. Part of nesting among the rocks of their forces extravagant appearance and fiery bright plumage. In addition to intense orange-red color of the body and contrasting anthracite black (interspersed with gray) with a tail wings, rock males boast high fluffy tuft-mohawk, reaching up to the beak.

Compact body length of about 35 cm, strong legs, strong beak, bright and colorful plumage ridge - so looks Andean cock-of-the-rock, not accidentally elected Peruvian national symbol. By the way, chicken, though in contrast to the spectacular male, look extremely modest. Because of this caller painting birds have to be constantly on the alert, hiding from the sharp eye of eagles and hawks with strong teeth jaguars to pumas. The danger for the Andean males are other wild beasts, so hiding perceptible birds have very skillfully. And they do it - a bright flaming crests occasionally catch the eye. But if you see the Andean cock is not easy, you hear the sounds emitted by these birds can often, and especially noisy and polyphonic becomes during the execution of the mating ritual. During this period, the males congregate on large-scale open area where everyone is clearing for yourself your own space. No, no, no cock-fighting, males are not satisfied with the conquest of sympathy chickens passes peacefully and without bloodshed.

Chickens on the show are the spectators: they are watching everything going on, with the comfort of sitting on the branches of shrubs around tokovischa. Freeing the area from debris, males are taken for the cause: slightly raised wings and tail fan disbanding, they strode proudly, showing potential brides all the advantages of your appearance. Walking accompanied by loud pohryukivaniem. It happens that females from their observation posts cheer applicants loud cries, and then inspired males grunt, shake tufts and click beaks twice active. However, after mating males lose all interest in the chosen one and can easily go in search of new friends. These birds do not create permanent pairs, so this behavior is indicative of the norm. So to build a clay nest among the crevices of rocks and grow offspring hens come in splendid isolation.

Because not all places suitable for nesting, it often happens that females equips nest nearby.Masonry usually consists of two eggs greenish color, given to brooding about a month. Pups will be born female is feeding beetles, grubs and other insects, while adult birds menu consists mainly of juicy fruits and other plant foods.

Amazingly beautiful birds!

The wonderful world of birds, beautiful, touching, vivid and bizarre , not otherwise. You look and you wonder what it is diverse, ranging from feathers, habits, habits and ending with their unusual voices ... We can not hear them sing, but will be able to look at their world.

The Swan Princess

American Robin

Gosling. Soon I will vooooot so big!

Guess in which ear I have buzzing? .Semipalmated Plover - Semipalmated plover - Charadrius semipalmatus

Right-right! Amb-amb! Semipalmated Plover - Semipalmated plover - Charadrius semipalmatus

On the left, shagooommmmMmarsh!

Lovers. I'll give you all the flowers on earth!

Black-and-white warbler, or piebald American Slava. Body length - about 14 cm. This is one of the less shaded views warblers. Many of them are very bright, and very visible in the branches

Waxwing.

Semipalmated Plover - Semipalmated plover - Charadrius semipalmatus. These birds feed on anything that will find in the sand on the beach - running for a moment beak in the sand bury, grabbing something and jumps on skipping :))

American Robin

The neck is not red ...

Turtledove

The only representative of the hummingbird, found east of the Mississippi (and, accordingly, in Chicago :)) Length - up to 9 cm, weight - 6.2 g Before migrating birds gain an additional 2 grams of fat to its weight, to prepare for the 800-mile nonstop flight across the Gulf of Mexico.

Masking. Brown creeper (Certhia americana) - North American songbird family Treecreeper (Certhiidae). American pika length of 13 cm. The plumage of the upper body brown-white, lower whitish, above the eyes white stripe. She has long, thin, bent beak and tail motionless. American pika lives in coniferous and mixed forests in most parts of North America to Central America

Teddy starling.

Someone like?)))

Wife to a new feather bed ...)

Blue-bellied roller - Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) Blue-bellied roller size of approximately daw. Body length ranges from 28 to 30 cm, including the tail feathers length of 6 cm, the length of the wings is 16 to 19 cm. Weight bird is from 110 to 178, the males slightly larger than females. The back is dark green, relatively large cream-colored head, neck, chest and tail, most preferably ultramarine color.

The California quail - the official bird of the State of California :)

Bali starling, or Balinese mine (lat. Leucopsar rothschildi) - kind of passerine starling family (Sturnidae). The only member of the genus Leucopsar. Bird completely white except for dark ends of flight and tail feathers and a bluish ring around the eye. This endemic species found only in the northwest of. Bali, located in the north-eastern tip of. Java.

Collared bulbul - Collared finch-billed bulbul (Spizixos semitorques). Live in China, Taiwan and Vietnam

Blyths hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) - Blyth's hornbill - male. Blyths hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) - Blyth's hornbill. Refers to the hornbill. Lives in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands. In females, the feathers on the head black, and males - reddish-brown. On the beak has a hollow outgrowth, the appointment of which is still not very well known. There are various assumptions, such as for acquiring the partners or to enhance sound Creek. The female builds a nest in hollow trees, zabarrikadiruya yourself mud walls. Leaves a small hole through which the male feeds her and the chicks until they are older. Eat fruits and vegetables, but sometimes it can catch and small animals.

Kookaburra, laugh or kingfishers - genus of birds of the family Kingfisher; are found in savannas and woodlands of Australia and New Guinea. Its length is 45-47 cm wingspan of 65 cm; weighs approx. 0.5 kg Kookaburra is renowned for his screams that remind laugh of humans (hence their name).

Chick Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - Killdeer

Wilson's warbler - Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla). Female

Nicobar pigeon - species of birds of the pigeon family, the only one now living Nicobar pigeon.Nicobar Nicobar pigeon found on the Nicobar and Andaman Islands, as well as small (mostly uninhabited) islands of Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and to the east up to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Dove prefer small, mostly uninhabited islands where there are no predators. He lives in the jungle.

Blue-gray tanager is widely distributed from Mexico to the northwest Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil. Tanagers mainly feed on fruit, but occasionally eat insects. The length of the bird about 18 cm.

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). Black-jay Steller

American goldfinch

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