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An inquisitive sulphur crested cockatoo coming up close to check my camera.
Taken on the way to the botanical gardens.
These birds are naturally curious, as well as very intelligent.
They have learned how to open garbage bins as a source of food.
In captivity some will spontaneously dance to music with a variety of unique moves.
These birds are very long-lived, and can live upwards of 70 years in captivity, although they only live to about 20–40 years in the wild.
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Formally known as the Bay-Winged Hawk and sometimes known as the Wolf Hawk and in Latin America as Peuco. This medium sized and very intelligent hawk will hunt cooperatively in packs with other tolerant groups of other Harris's Hawks unlike other raptors that will hunt alone. Can be found from southwestern United States to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
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Walter Moers
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Elephants are among the most intelligent of the creatures with whom we share the planet, with complex consciousnesses that are capable of strong emotions. Across Africa they have inspired respect from the people that share the landscape with them, giving them a strong cultural significance. As icons of the continent elephants are tourism magnets, attracting funding that helps protect wilderness areas. They are also keystone species, playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystems in which they live.
During the dry season, elephants use their tusks to dig for water. This not only allows the elephants to survive in dry environments and when droughts strike, but also provides water for other animals that share harsh habitats.
When forest elephants eat, they create gaps in the vegetation. These gaps allow new plants to grow and create pathways for other smaller animals to use. They are also one of the major ways in which trees disperse their seeds; some species rely entirely upon elephants for seed dispersal.
On the savannahs, elephants feeding on tree sprouts and shrubs help to keep the plains open and able to support the plains game that inhabit these ecosystems.
Wherever they live, elephants leave dung that is full of seeds from the many plants they eat. When this dung is deposited the seeds are sown and grow into new grasses, bushes and trees, boosting the health of the savannah ecosystem.
Sidenote: (This kind of digital art is certainly not one of my strengths, I don't use photoshop so cutting out the model to place into a background wasn't as easy as I thought. I still have much to learn with this but felt proud enough with what I had achieved to publish this with regards to the subject. Elephants face so many more threats than loss of habitat, as do many more wild life species.)
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this was my first shot completed for the Behind the Curtain show and my wonderful friend Lucy Diamond cuddled up to my elephant, showed incredible patience and let me snap some pics. Thanks Lucy !
Pigeons are considered to be one of the most intelligent birds on the planet and able to undertake tasks previously thought to be the sole preserve of humans and primates. ...
But...
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A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy
Personally I have never been up close and personal with an elephant before . His sharp intelligence took me by surprise. We hand fed him and as he towered far above us I connected with him for a brief moment shocked by the intensity of his intelligent gaze. He was aware of every move we made, evaluated us and patiently waited for us to give him carrots and apples. He is a former circus elephant and his bestie is a zebra with a bad attitude to other zebras.
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Inside a small cell phone, not using it anymore. (One shot)
F/ 8.0 100mm 1/80 ISO400
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Elephants are highly social animals and are known for their complex social behavior, which includes a variety of communication methods, social bonding, and cooperation. One of the most important aspects of elephant social behavior is their family structure, which is centered around a matriarchal society.
Female elephants, called cows, form close bonds with their female relatives, such as their mothers, sisters, and daughters, and often live in multi-generational family groups. These groups are led by the oldest and most experienced cow, known as the matriarch, who is responsible for making decisions for the group, such as where to feed and drink and when to move to new areas.
Male elephants, called bulls, are more solitary and typically leave their family group around the age of 12 to 14 to join bachelor herds or to live alone. However, bulls do interact with family groups during the mating season, when they seek out receptive females to mate with.
When elephants socialize, they use a variety of communication methods, including vocalizations, body language, and chemical signals. They also engage in tactile communication, such as touching trunks or rubbing against each other.
Elephants are highly intelligent and are capable of exhibiting empathy and compassion towards each other. They have been known to show affection towards other elephants, comfort each other in times of distress, and even mourn their dead. Overall, elephants are complex social animals with intricate social structures and behaviors.
I heard a terrible noise outside, thought it was cats fighting, but it was a bunch of magpies in a circle
In the middle one magpie was laying with its feet up and one other stood and pecked with its beak on the poor dude's belly
I thought it was dead and ran to get my camera
Came back in a hurry just to notice that all the birds were up and looking for something to eat in the grass
The poor dude obviously survived without injuries, maybe learned a lesson or two
Magpies are intelligent and I have lots of them around in the garden. I really like the look of them.
If they need a nutcracker they lay their nuts under a car's tire and wait till it drives - hehe, that is so cute
One man didn't want them around and chased them off his property and ended up with lots of droppings on his car
Im sorry I have so weird humor, but I found that soooo funny
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I forgot why I had the kind of bird feeder that prevented big birds like this rook from accessing the feed. So buying that fancy house one has provided a challenge to these very clever birds which they cracked with destructive aplomb. They land on the house one which tilts precariously and spills all the seed out on the ground and they broke the other seed holder when I was away with all that seed strewn across the ground. I was annoyed and yet I had to admire their ingenuity and rational in achieving their goal. This one is a very big bird, (as big as a cat) with beautiful glossy plumage and a scary, tough looking bill. It was standing on the branch that I had the house bird feeder on and it dwarfs it due to its size. You can see by its stance that it was clearly working out the puzzle.
Le bleu symbolise principalement la confiance, la sérénité, la stabilité et la sagesse, évoquant le ciel et l'océan, la paix et le calme, la pureté de l'eau. Il est aussi associé à la loyauté, l'intelligence, le rêve, la profondeur, l'évasion et, dans ses nuances foncées, à l'élégance et la tradition. Cependant, il peut aussi connoter la mélancolie ou le "blues".
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Seeing more of these intelligent birds around. Populating is a good thing. :-)
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except the chance that there is an intelligent being who will press the shutter at the moment of the equation. Then the image stays as a cogent emblem of eternity :-)
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Part of the label on the bleach that we always buy from the supermarket. As I have always been interested in words and language since an early age, reading avidly in general and often on the origins or etymology of a word, I often think of alternate meanings to phrases used and words in particular.
Here the use of “thick” to denote the fluidity of the bleach liquid can also be thought of as referring to its intelligence! Now you can probably start thinking of examples of your own.
For the theme on “yellow” for Macro Monday!
Intelligent Eyes - A subadult Brown Bear peers at me while taking a break from foraging on grasses.
I've just returned from a 3 month trip to Haines, in Southeast Alaska and finally got to processing some files. Observing and photographing this wild bear was the highlight of the trip. This individual is likely a 2 year old female bear and was relatively small, but plump, probably weighing in between 175-200 lbs.
Brown Bears are distinguished from Black Bears not by color, but by their more rounded ears, longer claws, dorsal hump and steeper brow. This particular individual had a really well proportioned snout and nice rounded ears and was the most beautiful Brown Bear I observed during the trip.
The term 'Grizzly' is a colloquial North American term that refers to Brown Bears, often more specifically Brown Bears found in interior regions such as Yellowstone National Park where bears do not have access to coastal resources such as salmon.
Thanks to Bill McRoberts and Cheryl McRoberts for being kind enough to take me out and make this image possible.
Species: Coastal Alaskan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos gyas)
Location: Haines, AK
Equipment: Nikon D810 + 200-500mm f5.6 ED VR
Settings: 1/400s, ISO: 640, f/6.3, Handheld
L'intelligence des corneilles est connue depuis l'Antiquité. Ainsi, le Grec Ésope montre dans l'une de ses fables une corneille assoiffée trouvant une cruche contenant un peu d'eau. Elle jette dans la cruche des cailloux pour faire monter le niveau d'eau et ainsi s'abreuver – à l'époque moderne, l'expérience a été reproduite
De fait, la Corneille noire présente, comme les autres corvidés, des capacités cognitives particulièrement développées : les corvidés sont le genre d'oiseaux présentant la taille de cerveau la plus importante proportionnellement à leur taille, ce qui leur a attiré le sobriquet de « singes à plumes ».
Sa mémoire lui permet de se remémorer ses caches de nourriture ou encore de reconnaître des êtres humains. Comme tous les corvidés, elle combine néophobie, grandes capacités d'exploration et haut degré d'innovation comportementale. Par jeu, elle laisse tomber des objets qu'elle rattrape en vol, se laisse pendre par une patte, la tête en bas, ou encore se laisse glisser sur des pentes enneigées.
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These are very intelligent birds...they make a huge variety of different sounds, clicks and chortles...even mimicking other sounds like barking and saying "hi".
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
A Magpie... a purplish-blue iridescent sheen to the wings, and a green glossy tail, makes it a beautiful looking bird. The Eurasian magpie is believed to be among the most intelligent of all animals
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Copying Rafael Noguiera's questionnaire:
Two names you go by
1. Doug
2. Diogioscuro
Two things that scare you
1. Not having someone to take care of me
2. Falling from a great height
Two of your everyday essentials
1. Computer
2. Glasses- regular, reading, and sun
Two things you're wearing right now
1. Shorts
2. T-shirt
Two of your favorite bands or musical artists
1. Tiziano Ferro!!!
2. Brother
Two things you want in a relationship (other than love)
1. Fidelity
2. Good sex
Two truths
1. I don’t need to “change,” I need to improve.
2. I will never be rescued by someone else.
Two physical things that appeal to you
1. Intelligent eyes
2. Friendly smile
Two of your favorite hobbies
1. Miniatures
2. Playing in the computer
Two things you want really badly
1. New car- PT Cruiser- red or purple
2. Ipod docking station- speakers
Two places you want to go on vacation
1. Italy
2. Brazil
Two things you want to do before you die
1. Live in Venice, Italy for a year
2. Get to the Azores to see where my mother’s family came from .
Two ways that you are stereotypically a boy
1. I don’t like frilly or fussy things
2. I look at a lot of porn
Two things you normally wouldn't admit to
1. I'm a hypocrite.
2. I rub my nose, OCD-like, to calm myself down
Two things you are thinking about now
1. How to handle moving my parents from the SF Bay Area to Reno, Nevada
2. How much I miss sharing my life with someone
Two stores you shop at normally
1. Casual Male XL
2. Best Buy
Two favorite actors
1.Jake Gyllenhaal
2. James Purefoy
Two favorite actresses
1. Diane Lane
2. Elizabeth Taylor
Six favorite movies:
1. Unconditional Love
2. Evil Under the Sun
3. Under the Tuscan Sun
4. Scrooge
5. The Bishop’s Wife
6. Brokeback Mountain
Two TV shows you can not miss
1. Rome
2. Buffy (I saw every episode while it aired and now have them all on DVD)