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Killdeer is a rather noisy bird and is often found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. They nest in the ground so that the eggs and chicks are very vulnerable to predators.
Burrowing Owl is found in grasslands and deserts from Canada to Patagonia. They nest in burrows and often use abandoned burrows of other animals, but if they can not find an empty hole, they can also dig their own hole.Burrowing Owl Children are often left alone in a rut and have to hunt alone. During this time, the child vulnerable to predators like foxes, coyotes, raccoons and house cats.
Although owls are usually known to prey on mice and other rodents, it turns out they also hunt other owls and the smallest are usually afraid of owls, when they saw the owl in the daytime (when the owls tend to be less willing to make a surprise attack), they scramble to bother to push it away. This behavior is known as "Mobbing".
Found in the rainforests of South America, Hoatzin once believed to be a "living fossil". This is reflected in many ways, for example, he ate the leaves of a tree, a diet that is very strange for a bird and fermentation using bacteria to digest food, like cows. Because of this, Hoatzin have a very stinging smell like manure. But the terrible odor Hoatzin is no reason why he is included in this list.
Often found in Mexico, Central and South America, this bird is a strange nocturnal predator is also known as "Ghost Bird", because of their remarkable camouflage. Potoo eat insects, small flying animals such as bats and small birds. In the afternoon potoo perched in a tree and keep absolutely still and imitating a dead tree stump or like a broken stump. Its fur resembles bark and eyelids have a slit that allowed her to see even when your eyes closed.
This little owl little known to the public after a recent when the Japanese TV show featuring an extraordinary method of defense. If approached by enemy small this bird would hiss to make himself look bigger and vicious, this is a general defensive methods among owls and apparently enough to frighten the enemy most.
Hooded Pitohui found in New Guinea and their defense against predators is a simple but menkjubkan, they are poisonous. Pitohui eating some types of beetles that contain a strong neurotoxin and contains an alkaloid known as batrachotoxin (poison that is also found on the skin of poison dart frogs of South America).1. King Kong |