Colorful birds and cat eyes both have unique visual characteristics:1. Colorful birds: The visual system of birds is more complex than that of humans. They can see more colors and subtler changes in hue. Unlike humans who can only see three basic colors, most birds have four or five types of photore...
Fish cannot live without water, vegetation cannot live without the sun, bees need nectar, and germs need a host. The survival of any living thing on earth is inseparable from the environment and must be coordinated with the environment. The environment provides living resources, growth condit...
Where is the home of Antarctic penguins? Could the ancestors of penguins fly? How did penguins evolve? Questions about the origin of penguins are topics that biologists are currently discussing and researching. So far it is still a mystery. But people call it the symbol of Antarctica, and it is well deserved. 1. The current situation of penguins 1. Due to the large number, high density and wide distribution of penguins, more than 100 million penguins have been found in the Antarctic region, acco...
More than 200 million years ago, the earth ushered in the era of giant dinosaurs. Dinosaurs more than ten meters long and weighing several tons could be seen everywhere. After watching the movie "Jurassic World", have you learned about this creature that once dominated the earth? Below, this...
Although feathers will not become fossils, archaeologists have still found clues from dinosaur clues that some dinosaurs may have had feathers. Let’s take a look at which dinosaurs may have had feathers!1. Bury the Fire DragonSolidifying the connection between dinosaurs and birdsCitipati (scientifi...
Recently, the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center successfully released a rescued great bustard, a national first-level protected animal, in Miyun District. The bustard was discovered and reported by villagers of Jugezhuang Village in Miyun District on October 26. The Miyun District Land...
On the morning of November 22, five white cranes, a globally critically endangered species and a national first-level protected animal, were discovered in the Quanzhou Bay Estuary Wetland Nature Reserve (Shishi Section) in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. This is the first time white cranes ha...
It is said that "the chirping of magpies indicates the arrival of distinguished guests." Chinese Valentine's Day is here, and the auspicious bird magpies are busy again. Legend has it that the Chinese Valentine's Day is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. They are tho...
There is a small bird in nature with orange-red wings and round, almond-shaped eyes. It looks sweet but is a "hidden killer." In the wild, if you see the corpses of frogs, geckos or grasshoppers stuck on branches or wire fences, don't think it's a prank played by children. Maybe these are the...
If a person drinks seawater, he will become thirstier and thirstier, and eventually he will even die of thirst. However, fish, birds, reptiles, etc. that live in the ocean throughout their lives are not in this danger. Why is this? It turns out that they all have their own unique desalination...
1. Birds in the world today evolved in the age of dinosaurs. The scientific community generally believes that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds, and many dinosaurs themselves also had feathers. 2. At the same time, dinosaurs also have a relatively c...
On February 1, Wang Min, Zhou Zhonghe, Zou Jingmei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Pan Yanhong of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology reported in Nature Communications a discovery of 130 million The Early Cretac...
On May 2, a research team composed of paleontologists from various research institutions in mainland China, Hong Kong, Canada and other places reported in the journal Nature Communication a species that lived about 125 million years ago. Dinosaur of the year - Jianianhualongs tengi. This is a...
Recently, Wang Min, Zhou Zhonghe, and Thomas from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published the latest research results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reporting on an early Cretaceous primitive bird dis...
Dinosaurs are oviparous reptiles, and like birds, they reproduce by laying eggs. We know that some bird eggs are very large, such as goose eggs, which weigh about half a catty (250 grams), and ostrich eggs can reach about 1,500 grams. , so how big should a dinosaur egg be?In fact, dinosaurs came in...
As we all know, bird flight is an important guide to inspire human beings to dream of flying. After unremitting efforts, the dream of flying is finally ushered in. Everyone can enjoy flying in the sky like a bird. How much do we know about the birds that inspire our yearning for flight? What is the...
In the history of our country for more than 5,000 years, there have been many animals, such as the ox, sheep, tiger and other cultural symbols in the Chinese zodiac, which have become an integral part of Chinese culture. In addition, many birds have also entered the poetry and paintings of ancient p...
1. Fairy Penguin, the cute little penguin, is only 33 centimeters or about 13 inches tall.fairy penguin2. The Dutch dwarf rabbit is the smallest rabbit in the world, with a body length of about 20-25 cm and a weight of 1-1.5 kg.Dutch dwarf rabbit3. The royal antelope is the smallest among the antelo...