Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags

Jul. 4th, 2016

Addax

Jul. 4th, 2016 02:01 pm
guppiecat: (Default)

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)_51


In addition to their bird breeding, the San Diego Safari Park breeds mammals. Anecdotally, it appears as though we have an easier time breeding hooved mammals than other types of mammals. There are, for example, less than 500 wild addaxes (addaxen?) but over three times as many being bred in captivity.


This means that sights like this one may be on the rise.




Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.
guppiecat: (Default)

San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi)


In honor of Independence Day, here is an all American bird.


The San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike lives on an island used by the US Navy for target practice. Due to the importation of goats (and, presumably, bombs), their population dropped down to 14 birds. Today, there are nearly 200. This is due to a combination of the Navy improving the use of their land, such as removing goats (but not, presumably, bombs) and captive breeding.


The graph below is particularly interesting because it shows the value of captive breeding and reintroduction programs. These programs, of course, take a while to take effect as animals must reach sexual maturity, but when they get there, wow.



(Facebook people should click here to see the graph: http://www.iws.org/species_loggerhead_shrike.html )




Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.
guppiecat: (Default)

African Openbill Stork (Anastomus lamelligerus)


They claim this is an openbill stork, but the bill sure looks closed to me.




Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Profile

guppiecat: (Default)
guppiecat

February 2025

S M T W T F S
      1
2345678
9101112 131415
16171819202122
232425262728 

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Page generated Sep. 9th, 2025 12:18 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios