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So to wrap up this album of my trip to Chiang Rai and Pai is this interesting photograph. One long ride up to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle and one dubious police check later, we are finally very close to my hotel in Chiang Mai. We were following this pick up truck for quite a while till we got to my hotel. For some reason this chap thought it fit to decorate his car with a drawing of copulating bears! Now how goofy is that! Made for a good laugh though. (Chiang Mai, north Thailand, Oct. 2018)
Sex for most mammals has nothing to do with pleasure, just procreation. This buck is following his instincts that keep his species alive. In a few seconds he's made his contribution. Now this doe must carry a fawn and then nurse it and school it on survival techniques for a year.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
Breeding:
Lions have very high copulation rates. The female may mate approximately every 15 minutes when she is in heat for three days and nights without sleeping, and sometimes with five different males. This often leads to physical exhaustion of males when only a one or two are involved.
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa.
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related, and female cubs typically stay with the group as they age. Young males eventually leave and establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male.
Lion Prides and Hunting:
Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Males defend the pride's territory, which may include some 100 square miles (259 square kilometers) of grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. These intimidating animals mark the area with urine, roar menacingly to warn intruders, and chase off animals that encroach on their turf.
Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.
After the hunt, the group effort often degenerates to squabbling over the sharing of the kill, with cubs at the bottom of the pecking order. Young lions do not help to hunt until they are about a year old. Lions will hunt alone if the opportunity presents itself, and they also steal kills from hyenas or wild dogs.
Breeding:
Lions have very high copulation rates. The female may mate approximately every 15 minutes when she is in heat for three days and nights without sleeping, and sometimes with five different males. This often leads to physical exhaustion of males when only a one or two are involved.
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa.
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related, and female cubs typically stay with the group as they age. Young males eventually leave and establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male.
Lion Prides and Hunting:
Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Males defend the pride's territory, which may include some 100 square miles (259 square kilometers) of grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. These intimidating animals mark the area with urine, roar menacingly to warn intruders, and chase off animals that encroach on their turf.
Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.
After the hunt, the group effort often degenerates to squabbling over the sharing of the kill, with cubs at the bottom of the pecking order. Young lions do not help to hunt until they are about a year old. Lions will hunt alone if the opportunity presents itself, and they also steal kills from hyenas or wild dogs.
20/06/2023 A BNHS/Bird Club evening walk around Sandy Smith NR led by Stefan ended in a cloud of Scarlet Tigers at the River Flit bridge,
Shots in the kitchen of an intimate and unusual moment between two flies, Lagnieu, Ain, France, 2019
Female Ichneumon wasp, Lissopimpla excelsa Orchid Dupe Wasp.
The males are fooled by scent copulating with native Tongue Orchid species (Cryptostylis). I have yet to find a Tongue Orchid in the area but that's probably because I don't like venturing into swamps in summer. The females lay their eggs inside caterpillar larva.
Producing mounds of castings - the perfect fertilizer. Found this online:
If you have an acre of ground saturated by earthworms, let us say 500,000, they alone would make about 1,000 pounds of castings fertilizer and would create a drainage structure equal to 2,000 feet of six inch pipe!
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The Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonica (simplex)) is an East Asian bird that is resident in Hong Kong, a natural part of Hong Kong’s ecology and also a common pet. The name of this tiny, ubiquitous bird comes from the white feathers that surround its eye.
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All birds grow feathers, making them different from all other animals, and is one of the key differentiating factors from reptiles, with which they share many traits. The different types of feathers help a bird to fly, or even to swim, and they also protect its sensitive skin, help attract mates, serve as camouflage, and are insulators to trap body heat.
Birds have three basic types of feathers:
Contour feathers, which are stiff, flexible, and very strong yet lightweight.
Down feathers, are fluffy feathers located close to the body, underneath the other feathers and help to keep the bird warm, and you can see these "fluff up" as the bird preens.
Flight feathers, shaped to fan the air, creating "lift" to help a bird get off the ground, move about in the air, and land safely.
The Japanese White Eye: These are sociable birds often joining flocks of other birds. When in their own groups, they have a social hierarchy established through varying physical displays. Both sexes flex, flutter and vibrate their wings, as well as opening their beaks and rapidly snapping them shut. Males establish their dominance based on who can shrill the loudest. Omnivorous birds, they feed on insects, nectar and fruit. The consumption of pollen has lead to some interesting ‘orange-headed’ varieties.
These birds can be found in the new year cherry blossoms, or the flame trees that are coming out now around Hong Kong.
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Mad River Fish Hatchery, Arcata CA 4/5/13
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