The Wildlife Thread

Post by **Ad@m** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:11 pm

@AuthorTony

Post by **NTP66** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:15 pm

Ohhhh, something tells me that they’re going to love that white version over the brown version…

Post by **Gaucho** » Thu May 18, 2023 6:56 am

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Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Mon May 22, 2023 10:12 am

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Post by **Gaucho** » Tue May 23, 2023 5:35 pm

Post by **Shyster** » Thu May 25, 2023 10:08 am

Post by **NTP66** » Sat May 27, 2023 7:39 am

Post by **Gaucho** » Sat May 27, 2023 7:47 am

me after four gin & tonics

Post by **Gaucho** » Sat May 27, 2023 6:04 pm

Post by **Gaucho** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:47 am

Post by **Gaucho** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:37 am

Post by **Gaucho** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:15 pm

Post by **Shyster** » Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:00 am

How hummingbirds sleep is fascinating. For many species, their metabolisms are so high that if they just slept as other birds do, they would run a risk of starving to death before morning. So they actually go into torpor each night, which is close to hibernation. In involves a slowdown in metabolism, heartbeat, and respiration rate. Because they are functionally hibernating each night, it can take a long time for a hummingbird to wake up each morning—sometimes up to an hour.

There's a really good David Attenborough documentary on hummingbirds. It's free on Amazon Prime Video.

Post by **Gaucho** » Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:52 am

Post by **Ad@m** » Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:30 am

Post by **Shyster** » Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:09 pm

My first thought was, "I wonder how many fried-catfish po' boys that would make?"

Post by **Gaucho** » Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:11 pm

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Post by **Gaucho** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:50 am

Post by **Gaucho** » Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:04 am

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... rd-winners

Post by **Gaucho** » Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:45 am