Its namesake green wing feathers distinguish this large bird from the similarly-colored scarlet macaw. A powerful beak is used on a varied diet that includes nuts, fruits, berries, seeds, and other vegetation. Salts and minerals from a cliffside “clay lick” are also essential to their diet and provide protection against some of the poisonous fruits they consume.
Ocyphaps lophotes Crested pigeons make a distinct whistling sound when startled into flight but with noisy wings, not voices. Each wing has a modified…
Anisomorpha ferruginea These wingless insects use their shape and color as camouflage to hide from predators. The much smaller males are sometimes found riding…
Uroplatus henkeli Completing the illusion, the fringing along the edges of its skin blur its outline and reduce its shadow, making it a less-recognizable…