Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:21 pm
And that crowned eagle is really sweet
And that crowned eagle is really sweet
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And that crowned eagle is really sweet
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:02 am
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:25 pm
Richprins and Garth - Very interesting indeed 
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:31 pm
Hi all 
Regarding the Ostrich sitting down to drink, Emus will do the same thing. On hot days they may also sit in the water while doing so!
Many birds have to raise their head to swallow. I'm no expert on the anatomy, but the design and/or musculature is such that gravity is very important for swallowing. With the Ostrich's long neck I assume it is significantly easier to drink from a sitting position (provided the animal feels it is safe enough to do so - a risk one would think when you share your world with Lions and Leopards
).
If Giraffes also had to swallow this way I imagine their necks would not be able to be anywhere near as long.
Regarding the Ostrich sitting down to drink, Emus will do the same thing. On hot days they may also sit in the water while doing so!
Many birds have to raise their head to swallow. I'm no expert on the anatomy, but the design and/or musculature is such that gravity is very important for swallowing. With the Ostrich's long neck I assume it is significantly easier to drink from a sitting position (provided the animal feels it is safe enough to do so - a risk one would think when you share your world with Lions and Leopards
).If Giraffes also had to swallow this way I imagine their necks would not be able to be anywhere near as long.
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:02 pm
Obviously this particular ostrich has been on a holiday trip to Australia 
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:54 pm
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:31 pm
thank you Ratel for these explanations
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:05 pm
Rattle! 
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:49 pm
saw this fellow eating what i can only guess to be some type of cuckoo next to engelhard dam in december
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Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:31 pm
Very interesting, leachy!