When the sun rises and touches the steep cob wall of the upper Tambopata River (Peru) an amazing natural spectacle begins. The cob wall becomes a pulsating palette of red, blue, yellow and green because more than 1000 red-and-green-winged macaws and other parrots clamor around the best cob sites. They contain a high concentration of vital minerals that the parrots need but do not get enough of from their fool. That is why they pick up this cob.
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Red-billed blue magpies are quick, cheeky, loud birds. they can easily mimic other birds' voices and sounds. When they have they opportunity they steal like ravens. This is not suprising because they belong to the raven species. In human care they can become ery tame. It is only during the mating season that one should not get too close to them as they will defend their breeding ground against all invaders with strong beak strokes.
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Snow owl females in the Arctic tundra deny their partner any sexual intercourse until the male feeds her with lemmings on their nesting place.They do not do this out of material greed. Lemmings are the main food of snow owls. Every three to four years however these prey animals are very scarce. Therfore the male can only find a few and eats them himself. But it would not be possible to raise the offspring like that. So there will be no fertilisation if the offspring would have to starve to death anyway.
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The Temminck‘s tragopan inhabits cool, rainy mountain forests. There the branches of the trees are covered with a thick layer of moss and interspersed with dense undergrowth. The tragopan loves the steep slopes and windy ridges of the mountains. When in danger it alerts with a soft "Quack-quack-quack-quack". If the enemy approaches the tragopan sneaks away like a cat with the slightest suspiciuos noise. Nevertheless the predators are often succesfull as they behave quietly and wait.
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On their way from nesting ground to feeding grounds white storks are repeatedly injured because of power lines, road or rail traffic. Animals that have been cared for by a veterinariana and animal keepers may be released again. However, some of the storks will never be able to fly again and therefore remain in the zoo. On the roof of the zoo's villa healthy storks breed and fly up to 10,000 km far to Africa in autumn.
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The white-spotted laughing thrush is still widespread in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. It prefers high altitude areas of mountain forests. Its presence is more likely to be detected by ear not by eye. The striking plumage seems to be eyecatching at first sight but disappears fastly in the lights and shades of the forest.
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Whooper swans owe their name to their multitude of calls. So you can hear a "gigigi" to welcome fellow species and a "ga" or "go" during resting periods. The sounds od every individual are unique. It is easy tell them apart looking at the beak of the white swan. While it has a reddish beak with black wax skin the whooper swan has a black beak with yellow skin
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