The Cassowary Bird A cassowary is the name for a large‚ flightless‚ and strange looking bird that lives in the tropical forests of Australia and New Guinea. Cassowaries come from the ratite group‚ and there are three species: Southern Cassowary/Double-wattled cassowary of Australia and New Guinea‚ Dwarf Cassowary of New Guinea and New Britain‚ and the Northern Cassowary of New Guinea. The genus and species of the cassowary is Casuarius casuarius. The order the cassowary is from is the Struthioniformes
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Evolution of Birds It has become widely accepted that birds have evolved from reptiles in the Jurassic period and are the living descendants of a group of dinosaurs called theropods. Birds share hundreds of unique skeletal features with dinosaurs. Over the years‚ birds have evolved in a wide variety of forms‚ from flightless and aquatic to flying animals. Due to poor fossil records‚ some information regarding the evolution of birds are based on theories but during the last 30 years‚ the evolutionary
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------------------------------------------------- Birds have hollow bones! Doesn’t that seem weird to you. HOLLOW BONES! Those stupid little creatures are so brittle! So‚ when I watched a bird slam into our class window in the middle of our history class (French Revolution)‚ I screamed! Not because I was scared but because hollow bones break easily‚ and I was pretty sure that bird broke a few of its bones. After the accident‚ the bird just sat there near the window looking inside‚ those beady eyes seemed to be pleading for
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watching birds. It is a popular hobby. Someone who does this is called a birdwatcher or birder. These two words mean the same thing‚ but people who spend a lot of their time watching birds‚ taking their hobby seriously‚ are more likely to call themselves “birders”‚ while “birdwatchers” may just be people who like watching birds when they happen to go for a walk. Both birdwatchers and birders are usually amateurs. The scientific study of birds is called ornithology. People who study birds as a profession
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Birds Barbershop Upon viewing The Responsibility Website‚ the short film Birds Barbershop was the film that highlighted organizational plans. Birds Barbershop addresses many organizational decisions that have assisted with where they are with their business. In the following paragraphs will be breakdown of the organizational factors such as business strategy‚ size‚ and employee hiring plan. Business Plan Jason Rapaport and Michael Portman are both co-founders to Birds Barbershop in Austin‚ Texas
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cannot stick to the core theme of the story. Although Maurier’s “The Birds” and Hitchcock’s The Birds have similar plot structures‚ the short story version is more entertaining because of lack of romance‚ more concise beginning‚ and ambiguous ending. There is a gathering of external plot points added to The Birds film. For starters‚ The Birds is more of a romance movie with some bird conflict along the way whereas “The Birds” short story focuses more on the suspense aspect of the plot. Since
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effect of the type of food available on the frequency of different types of bird beaks. Our hypothesis was that If the type of the food available changes‚ then the frequency of beak types will change‚ because birds with beaks more suited to the available food will be more successful over time. Variables: Independent Variable: type of food available Dependent Variable: frequency of each type (size and shape) of beak Constants: amount of food available Materials:
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The story of the fifi bird‚ as Professor Schueb describes‚ is one about the holistic nature of all beings. It begins by describing a sick and shriveled child who is deserted by her family and is then joined by a beautiful‚ mythical‚ bird. This child takes the place on the perch where the fifi bird originally swung above her and is then uncovered and attacked by travelers. Unsuccessful in their attacks‚ the attackers perish at their own hands. The story then ends with the child being replaced by the
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) An influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears or "emerges" in the human population‚ causes serious illness‚ and then spreads easily from person to person worldwide. Pandemics are different from seasonal outbreaks or "epidemics" of influenza. Seasonal outbreaks are caused by subtypes of influenza viruses that are already in existence among people‚ whereas pandemic outbreaks are caused by new subtypes or by subtypes
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Melanie’s Experience in Bodega Bay Tweet Tweet! Caw Caw!! In the movie‚ “Birds”‚ by Alfred Hitchcock‚ the birds are attacking because Melanie Daniel’s location defines when and where the birds attack. The birds begin acting strange upon her arrival‚ and there are behavior changes at her stay. When leaving Bodega Bay‚ the birds become normal again. The birds first develops nascence and start attacking Melanie Daniels when she first arrives at Bodega Bay. Before she arrives to the small town‚ Melanie
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