Scientists Stunned by Bird That Pretends To Be a Toxic Caterpillar
A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...
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Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten
Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.
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Ecuador’s rare red-faced parrot gets a new home
The new Ridgely Reserve in Ecuador protects the endangered Red-faced Parrot and supports broader conservation efforts across ...
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Small bird, big trick: How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...
Night parrot naturalist in jail after hiding out for 13 months in the bush
One of Australia’s best-known naturalists hid in dense rainforest in north Queensland for more than a year, cutting off ...