Species studied: Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Introduction: Guinea fowl are birds that are native to Africa, but the helmeted guinea fowl has been domesticated and been introduced to many different countries such as USA, Brazil, France and Ireland. Guinea fowl are flock birds that roost communally. They eat insects such as ticks and also slugs and grasshoppers. This is of great value in areas where Lyme disease is a problem, as the disease is carried on the “deer tick”, which the guinea fowl eat! When startled, guinea fowl tend to run rather than fly. They have an extremely loud screech that they emit when alarmed. Because of this loud screech, the helmeted guinea fowl is sometimes used as a “guard bird”. They screech when an intruder approaches their enclosure which warns the other birds/the farmer. They also keep rodents out of the enclosure as they are quite vicious. Young guinea fowl are called Keets. (Houndit, 2010) I chose to study guinea fowl because my neighbor has been breeding them for years and I had never seen a guinea fowl before. I had assumed they would be similar to chickens and was surprised when their behavioral differences became clear. Description: Helmet is a pale and waxy attachment protruding from the top of its head. It curves away from the body. Grey feathers on its back with solid white spots. White feathers on the front crest. Its head is white with red surrounding an orange beak. The beak is strong, short and curved. Alert, wide, dark brown eyes. Long neck. 2 legs and 2 wings (usually tucked in close to its round body). Small head compared to the body. Orange toes that are straight and strong. It has a tail that is carried close to the ground and is very short ... ... middle of paper ... ...re are many different variations and possibilities that could occur carrying out this test. It would be necessary to have the original flock as the “control” – to show the normal behaviors that guinea fowl carry out without interference. It would also be necessary to have multiple versions of the test to achieve an overall result using the majority. Works Cited Ericcson, M. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:325388/FULLTEXT01.pdf Houndit. (2010, March 21). Retrieved from Backyard Chickens: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/312682/raising-guinea-fowl-101 Jacob, J., Pescatore, T., & Cantor, A. (2011, February). University of Kentucky. Retrieved from http://www2.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Factsheets/Keeping_guinea_fowl.pdf Pabbst, L. (2008, September 11). Primate info net. Retrieved from http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/callicam/ethogram.html
The red-cockaded woodpecker, an inhabitant of mature pine forests and pine-grassland ecosystems from Maryland to eastern Texas, has had a troubled history within the last decade (Roise et al, 1990). Ten years ago, James documented a population decline in America’s largest remaining red-cockaded woodpecker population (1991). Of the 2,157 clusters, or living groups, contained in national forests, 693 of them were located in Florid...
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The Puerto Rican Parrot is one of the endemic species in Puerto Rico, hence the name. The parrot is about eleven inches in height, and weighs around 9 ounces. It is a mostly green bird, with a red forehead and white rings around its eyes. Their iris is a brown color and their legs are yellow-tan. Both the males and the females have mainly green coloring, their primary flight feathers are dark blue. The feathers that are only seen during flight, are bright blue, and the feathers in the tail have a yello...
Chickens have to endure suffering that no living thing should have to go through. The egg laying chickens have to be forced into tiny cages without enough room to stretch their wings. Up to 8 hens are crammed in to a cage that is the size of a folded newspaper, about 11"-14". Stress from the confinement leads to severe feather loss so the chicken will be almost completely bald in the cold cages. When the chickens are of egg-laying age, there beaks are cut off without any pain killers to ease the pain, they do this so the chickens don’t break their own eggs and eat them because the chickens are hungry.
It seems the mask got some scratches and its vivid colors have faded. Since it does not have any huge crack or abrasion, however, those changes would not disturb viewer’s appreciation. If I had not known this artwork’s title in advance, it would have taken me more time to figure out what animal this mask is representing. Even after knowing this is a bird mask, it still looks like a human or other animal figure at some points. When it is seen only the head part without its beak, the straws above and back of its head reminds me of human hair rather than bird feather, so it looks like a man with big eye. Crooked beak does not seem to be bird’s beak either. It looks more like other animal which is wilder and fiercer than bird, with horn or bumpy mouth. These features in appearance made me take more time to watch this mask. Its color also plays a role in catching people’s eyes. In the dominant and broad black color, red and white contrast with black and stand out well. Even though, colors used are limited and the mask has lost its col...
Although confinement of livestock and poultry is a well-established practice, modern housing does not allow animals to exhibit most normal behaviors3. Research has shown that animals held in restricted cage areas suffer from unnecessary stress and are unable to maintain normal bone structure, most commonly in the limbs and/or wings. The larger cages suggested by Proposition Two might provide a great deal of opportunities to supplement the wellbeing of animals and the quality of the products that they produce.
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Because of breeding, such endangered species, two examples of which being the golden lion tamarin and the Przewalski’s wild horse, have improved in numbers significantly (Smithsonian). Although they are bred in captivity, it protects and preserves the animals from s...
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