The Random Image Thread (keeping it PG-13 at the worst)
Gynandromorph cardinal studied:
By the last quote they probably meant that because the northern cardinal is a territorial bird, other cardinal pairs would chase this one out of their territories like they would any other cardinal.
Observers got to follow this bird, however, for more than 40 days between December 2008 and March 2010. They documented how it interacted with other birds and even how it responded to recorded calls. The results suggest being half-and-half carries consequences: The cardinal didn’t appear to have a mate, and observers never heard it sing, the researchers report this month in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. On the other hand, it wasn’t “subjected to any unusual agonistic behaviors from other cardinals,” according to the paper.
By the last quote they probably meant that because the northern cardinal is a territorial bird, other cardinal pairs would chase this one out of their territories like they would any other cardinal.
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It's Little Horse!DEyncourt wrote: Gynandromorph cardinal studied:Observers got to follow this bird, however, for more than 40 days between December 2008 and March 2010. They documented how it interacted with other birds and even how it responded to recorded calls. The results suggest being half-and-half carries consequences: The cardinal didn’t appear to have a mate, and observers never heard it sing, the researchers report this month in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. On the other hand, it wasn’t “subjected to any unusual agonistic behaviors from other cardinals,” according to the paper.
By the last quote they probably meant that because the northern cardinal is a territorial bird, other cardinal pairs would chase this one out of their territories like they would any other cardinal.
He's special.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Science is Truth for Life. In FORTRAN tongue the Answer.
...so I'm supposed to find the Shadow King from inside a daiquiri?
Science is Truth for Life. In FORTRAN tongue the Answer.
...so I'm supposed to find the Shadow King from inside a daiquiri?
Condoms aren't 100% effective against pregnancy and STDs. That outfit, on the other hand...
TOS wrote: maybe there's just a depth of field issue, but they look like they're a mite close to that launch
considering china's space agency once wiped out an entire village with an errant rocket ...
It's China.
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Kirk wrote: rock climbers
Are these the guys that have been in the news? The ones that have ropes, but the ropes are only there in case they fall?
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justine wrote:Kirk wrote: rock climbers
Are these the guys that have been in the news? The ones that have ropes, but the ropes are only there in case they fall?
Yes, these are the guys free climbing Half Dome in Yosemite NP.
49 "Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World" (the original title was "50" but for some reason the author of this article failed to notice that the Trinity College Library of Dublin, Ireland, was listed twice in the #1 and #45 slots). Me? I'm split between these:
3. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
15. The Iowa State Law Library
24. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway
3. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
15. The Iowa State Law Library
24. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway
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DEyncourt wrote: 49 "Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World" (the original title was "50" but for some reason the author of this article failed to notice that the Trinity College Library of Dublin, Ireland, was listed twice in the #1 and #45 slots). Me? I'm split between these:
3. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
15. The Iowa State Law Library
24. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway
The Prague library has always been my favorite.
"The older i get, the less i care about what people think of me. therefore the older i get, the more i enjoy life."
"Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation."
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Whats the problem with propellers? assuming you're not some kind of Navy nuclear stealth submarine nuclear missile launching platform, or sumthin'
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"The older i get, the less i care about what people think of me. therefore the older i get, the more i enjoy life."
"Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation."
"Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation."
DukeofNuke wrote:Kirk wrote:
Whats the problem with propellers? assuming you're not some kind of Navy nuclear stealth submarine nuclear missile launching platform, or sumthin'
It's quiet, too, so it can float near real fish without immediately causing a panic.
...this uniquely shaped rover and its successors could be very helpful for filming and studying undersea life without disturbing the very conditions you're trying to observe.
RTFL
I think it's very neat that animal movements are being using in new mechanisms. I've seen a robot arm on PBS designed to work like an elephant's trunk.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Science is Truth for Life. In FORTRAN tongue the Answer.
...so I'm supposed to find the Shadow King from inside a daiquiri?
Science is Truth for Life. In FORTRAN tongue the Answer.
...so I'm supposed to find the Shadow King from inside a daiquiri?
