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we all have a friend who's spirit animal is this fish
we all have a friend who's spirit animal is this fish
need a twinny twin twin
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[center][b][u]#11: Hoatzin[/u][/b]
[img]https://wildlatitudes.com/wp-content/uploads/Hoatzin_by_Murray-Foubister.jpg[/img]
This is a suggestion by @vertigris
The Hoatzin, also known as "Reptile Bird", "Skunk Bird", "Stinkbird", pr "Canje Pheasant", is a giant tropical bird found in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. If you're wondering why they are called "Stinkbirds" is cause they emit an manure-like odor, making it undesirable to eat. These birds' ancestors likely diverged from all other birds after non-avian dinosaurs extinct, and this can be noted by their dinosaur-like appearance. Some researchers have debated that this bird's ancestor could be an archeaopteryx due to similar anatomy and features.
When it comes to breeding, Hoatzin chicks have claws that disappear as they grow up. These claws are functional, but they are mainly used for climbing back into their nest when the hatchlings fall out, hide, or crawl out of thick jungle vines and bushes.
The hoatzin is a folivore, which means that they eat primarily leaves and digest it through bacterial fermantation, much like cattle does; however, the Hoatzin possesses a unique organ unlike any creature with the same digestion system. Instead of a rumen (a stomach specialized for fermantation), the hoatzin has a organ called a crop that is so large that it displaces the bird's sternum. This causes the bird to have poor flight and explains the manure-like odor that emits from the bird.
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#11: Hoatzin
This is a suggestion by @vertigris
The Hoatzin, also known as "Reptile Bird", "Skunk Bird", "Stinkbird", pr "Canje Pheasant", is a giant tropical bird found in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. If you're wondering why they are called "Stinkbirds" is cause they emit an manure-like odor, making it undesirable to eat. These birds' ancestors likely diverged from all other birds after non-avian dinosaurs extinct, and this can be noted by their dinosaur-like appearance. Some researchers have debated that this bird's ancestor could be an archeaopteryx due to similar anatomy and features.
When it comes to breeding, Hoatzin chicks have claws that disappear as they grow up. These claws are functional, but they are mainly used for climbing back into their nest when the hatchlings fall out, hide, or crawl out of thick jungle vines and bushes.
The hoatzin is a folivore, which means that they eat primarily leaves and digest it through bacterial fermantation, much like cattle does; however, the Hoatzin possesses a unique organ unlike any creature with the same digestion system. Instead of a rumen (a stomach specialized for fermantation), the hoatzin has a organ called a crop that is so large that it displaces the bird's sternum. This causes the bird to have poor flight and explains the manure-like odor that emits from the bird.
This is a suggestion by @vertigris
The Hoatzin, also known as "Reptile Bird", "Skunk Bird", "Stinkbird", pr "Canje Pheasant", is a giant tropical bird found in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. If you're wondering why they are called "Stinkbirds" is cause they emit an manure-like odor, making it undesirable to eat. These birds' ancestors likely diverged from all other birds after non-avian dinosaurs extinct, and this can be noted by their dinosaur-like appearance. Some researchers have debated that this bird's ancestor could be an archeaopteryx due to similar anatomy and features.
When it comes to breeding, Hoatzin chicks have claws that disappear as they grow up. These claws are functional, but they are mainly used for climbing back into their nest when the hatchlings fall out, hide, or crawl out of thick jungle vines and bushes.
The hoatzin is a folivore, which means that they eat primarily leaves and digest it through bacterial fermantation, much like cattle does; however, the Hoatzin possesses a unique organ unlike any creature with the same digestion system. Instead of a rumen (a stomach specialized for fermantation), the hoatzin has a organ called a crop that is so large that it displaces the bird's sternum. This causes the bird to have poor flight and explains the manure-like odor that emits from the bird.
@Xionahri thats somehow way better than what i imagined in my head?? this has been an entire experience and a half. i'm still reeling. thank you.
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stinky bird
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stinky bird
