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rhamphotheca: Amazonian Treasure Trove Yields 15 New Bird...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:42:00 -0600

Amazonian Treasure Trove Yields 15 New Bird Species

by Nadia Drake

The Amazon rainforest, a well-known epicenter of biodiversity, has offered up another trove of riches. The treasure takes the form of 15 newly described bird species. Some are tiny. One has a long, curved bill. Another is super fluffy. All live in the southern Amazon, most of them in an area known as the “arc of deforestation.”

It’s been 140 years since as many new Brazilian bird species were described at one time. In 1871, 40 new species were described by Austrian August von Pelzeln in Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens.

Discovered mostly within the last five years, in southern swaths of forest, many of the birds live near rivers. Eleven can only be found in Brazil; four of the species have also been seen in Peru and Bolivia. Most are Passeriformes, belonging to an order that includes ravens, sparrows, and finches.

They were spotted on various expeditions that included ornithologist Luis Silveira, of the University of São Paulo, and his students, as well as collaborators from three additional institutions. Together, they noticed that these strange new birds didn’t quite fit in…

(read more: Wired Science) (photos: Vitor de Q. Piacentini)

Get in on the ground floor of these birds dudes

Here’s my vote for the 12th Doctor. It helps that she is...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:48:36 -0600

Here’s my vote for the 12th Doctor. It helps that she is already a time traveler.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:06:34 -0600

“You’re pretty tough, for a drug company office girl.”...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:56:45 -0600

“You’re pretty tough, for a drug company office girl.”

“Knowing too much can shorten your life.”

“But tough girls are my type.”

Guess it’s Bebop day tumblr

If you don’t like Cowboy Bebop, you haven’t seen...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:54:00 -0600

If you don’t like Cowboy Bebop, you haven’t seen Cowboy Bebop.

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:32:35 -0600

woundeddog: From Inoue Takehiko’s art book Sumi and...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:40:30 -0600

woundeddog:

From Inoue Takehiko’s art book Sumi and Water

Inoue goddamn Takehiko everybody

Some more vintage truths, this time from Carl. I tried watching...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:32:00 -0600

Some more vintage truths, this time from Carl. I tried watching Cosmos and doing freelance but I just ended up crying about like, Johannes Kepler’s vision of the moon landing

isaustinagirl: thanks, bob. Goddamn, you don’t see so...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:31:09 -0600

isaustinagirl:

thanks, bob.

Goddamn, you don’t see so much truth in so few words very often thank you Bob

tumbly.: Woosh

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:08:49 -0600

tumbly.: Woosh:

rumbly-tumbly:

Do you ever get the feeling like your body is moving really really fast but actually you’re just sitting? I have that right now and I don’t know why. It’s happened before - usually while I’m lying in bed and thinking about the cosmos and other equally deep things (I’m really deep, you guys, I…

my girlfriend everyone <3<3<3

unhistorical: April 1, 1920: Toshiro Mifune is born.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:37:34 -0600

unhistorical:

April 1, 1920: Toshiro Mifune is born.

I made some Game of Thrones LEGO dudes, with accessories!

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:18:15 -0600

I made some Game of Thrones LEGO dudes, with accessories!

fat-birds: Linford and Christie the Baby Burrowing Owls.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:27:51 -0600

fat-birds:

Linford and Christie the Baby Burrowing Owls.

Here’s a weird sorta hipstery Spike Spiegel for you...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:58:53 -0700

Here’s a weird sorta hipstery Spike Spiegel for you internet

I made a Quidditch poster!

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:34:08 -0700

I made a Quidditch poster!

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:28:14 -0700

fat-birds: jasminethey: fadingroots: hydetomyjekyll: Go home...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:41:16 -0700

fat-birds:

jasminethey:

fadingroots:

hydetomyjekyll:

Go home bird, you’re drunk.

Drunk? Naw, just proving how smart as fuck they are!

Playful behavior

In recent years, biologists have recognized that birds engage in play. Juvenile Common Ravens are among the most playful of bird species. They have been observed to slide down snowbanks, apparently purely for fun. They even engage in games with other species, such as playing catch-me-if-you-can with wolves, otters and dogs.^[77] Common Ravens are known for spectacular aerobatic displays, such as flying in loops or interlocking talons with each other in flight.^[78]^[79]

They are also one of only a few wild animals who make their own toys. They have been observed breaking off twigs to play with socially.^[80]

applepiesfromscratch: Just some words of wisdom from...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:34:25 -0700

applepiesfromscratch:

Just some words of wisdom from Carl

NYOOmans

thebestkittenparty: WTF

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:04:08 -0700

thebestkittenparty:

WTF