Because our species share so many attributes, studying birds illustrates the connections between them and us. !ADVERTISEMENT! Avian researcher and life-long naturalist/bird watcher Claire W. Varian-Ramos has been studying the connections between humans and our feathered friends through the lens of ...
Similarities between Humans and Animals 1. Building. Humans are perfect builders in terms of roads, bridges and the most interesting tall buildings. Animals on the other side are admirable builders, such as nests for birds and, good shelters for ants and wasp. 2. Farming. Historically, humans ...
the vertebrae is divided into five regions. The cervical spine supports the neck and head and is typically made up of seven vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae makes up the spine in the upper back and the rib bones extends from it. There are between 12 to 15 thoracic...
Differences in the functional morphology of the sound producing system between birds and humans require specific motor control patterns. The songbird vocal apparatus is adapted for high speed, suggesting that temporal patterns and fast modulation of sound features are important in acoustic communication. ...
Because female mosquitoes need the rich nutrients found in blood in order to form eggs, female mosquitoes use the proboscis to penetrate the skin of humans, mammals and birds in order to access their blood. Unlike mosquitoes, flies secrete digestive juices onto their food sources, liquifying ...
and it is the hardest substance created by the human body. While humans evolved this hard enamel for biting and crunching, birds and other hard egg-laying species evolved to produce eggshells to protect their young as they develop from the embryonic stage. Both enamel and eggshells are relativel...
The nine-storey tower on a private estate and wildlife sanctuary rate as one of the top 10 resorts in the world. Guests enjoy incredible views of Olodian Bay while observing the densest population of hippos in Africa. More than 520 species of birds flock around the lake, their calls ...
Birdsong, Speech and Language: Converging Mechanisms It is becoming increasingly clear that there are striking cognitive and neural similarities between birds and humans. The pallium of the bird brain is homo... W Zuidema,JJ Bolhuis - 《Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek》 被引...
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Figure 1. Transmission cycle of West Nile virus to humans and horses. Birds are the main reservoirs of West Nile virus, and upon infection, the virus replicates to levels allowing for transmission to mosquito vectors. In horse and human infections, the viremia is too low for transmission to ...