White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)
Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush native to Australia. This species has...
The Exocoetidae and Other Flying Fishes
How do the members of Exocoetidae and other flying fishes compare to other flyers? Researchers traditionally group flying fish with all the other vertebrate...
Essential Components of Ecosystem Management
Sustainability
Ecosystem Management entails managing in such a way as to ensure that opportunities and resources for future generations are not diminished. Sustainability should not...
The Broad-billed Prion
The Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) is one of the largest and most northward-ranging of the Southern Hemisphere prions. Its broad head, proportioned to hold...
Black-winged Stilt Facts
Black-winged Stilt Facts
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is spindly legs that not only give the bird its apt name but also control its feeding. It...
The Bumblebees – A Social Insects with a Single Queen
The bumblebees are social insects with a single queen. Most people do not realize that there were no honey bees in America when European...
King of Saxony – The Bird-of-Paradise
The King of Saxony, or Alberti, has been described in the 1894 bulletin of the British Ornithologist’s Club by Adolf Bernard Meyer of the...
Myotonic Goat – The Fainting Goats in Tennessee
Sometimes animal behavior surprises you. The myotonic goat, which faints, temporarily seizes when feeling panic. This goat is also known as a wooden-leg goat,...
Yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) ranges from southern Mexico to western Panama, through the lowlands of both coasts and into the highlands to an...
Panum Crater – A Rhyolitic Lava Dome in California
Do you enjoy geological formations and natural wonders? Panum Crater in California is a volcanic formation that will captivate you. Located in the Mono-Inyo...