On November 14, a new Cretaceous bird in Japan was named and described. It was named Fukuipteryx prima! Fukuipteryx is first Japanese mesozoic bird that was named. Its name means “primitive wing from Fukui”. It was found from Kitadani Formation in Fukui. Its wingspan is about 50cm wide. It lived in Early Cretaceous, about between …
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I am sorry to be late. I’ll write mainly about Australian waterfowls. Black-necked storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) never moved. They have as much patience as shoebill. Black swan (Cygnus atratus) is big, but it is common waterfowl in Australian lakes. Yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) has longer legs and beak like spoon or spatula, but it is …
I visited Perth Zoo on August 31th. I’ll write reports about there from today. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is the animal that I wanted to see the best. He has very big and scary claws on each second toes. Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is slenderer than I thought. It lives in dry land while most …
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I’ll write about Cockatoos today. Gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum, left) and pink cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri, right). They hold a fruit when they eat it.I feel Gang-gang cockatoo has a funny name. Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus). Red one is female and green one is male. There are so many birds whose male and female has different …
I am sorry not to write this blog so long time. On August 9th, I went to Caversham Wildlife Park with the TCU group. I will write reports about there from today. Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) is not big animal, but it is the largest carnivore mammal in mainland Australia.The situation that it eats a …
Cassowary (Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius) is a species of Australian flightless bird. It has black feather, red throat, and blue head and neck without feather. The most unique point is a big brown casque on its head. It is a second heaviest bird on the earth. The biggest record is 1.9m tall and 85 kg …
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