Lahore Pigeons Are Some Of The Most Visually Appealing Birds Out There. Like In Terms Of Visual Design.

Cloud shadows shot by @tspfeffer July 2021 🌞 via @odeandiefreude

Computer wiring tunnel inside an abandoned coal power plant.

Photo by Bryan Buckley

this stunning bird is a red-tailed hawk with a genetic mutation called leucism that causes a reduction in pigments.

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that face…..so smoochable….so loving…………

Animal of the Day!

Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii)

(Photo by Max De Beer)

Conservation Status- Vulnerable

Habitat- Northern South Island of New Zealand

Size (Weight/Length)- 3 kg; 50 cm

Diet- Insects; Worms; Crayfish

Cool Facts- Kiwi’s got the shortest evolutionary stick. The great spotted kiwi is the largest kiwi species. These flightless birds are nocturnal and spend their days sleeping in burrows. Monogamous pairs are aggressive to other kiwi’s and humans alike, attempting to chase them away from burrows. If you thought human pregnancy was difficult, a female great spotted kiwi would laugh in your face. The egg makes up a fourth of a female’s body weight. The female has to survive on fat reserves as she does not eat the entire five month gestation period. As soon as the egg is laid, the male takes over the incubation process. Once the chick hatches, the parents leave it to fend for itself with no regrets. Invasive predators in a mix with habitat destruction have dropped the great spotted kiwi population by 45% in half a century. 

Rating- 13/10 (The fruit was named after the bird.)

Caves are weirder and more varied than you think