Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.
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In a first, hummingbird baby found using caterpillar disguise to scare predators
That changed when Michael Castaño-Díaz and Sebastián Gallan Giraldo, a Ph.D student and research assistant, spotted a ...
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Hummingbirds camouflage their babies to keep them safe from predators
Scientists have discovered mimicry and camouflage as evolutionary features found in the species of white-necked Jacobin ...
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Caterpillar-like baby hummingbird discovered in Panama
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...
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Possible Caterpillar-Like Baby Hummingbird Discovered in Panama
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...
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A Honey Badger Lives Up to Its Epic Reputation and Defeats 3 Powerful Leopards
Three leopards attack a honey badger at a watering hole. But the honey badger aggressively fights back, shocking the leopards ...
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Avifauna of a white-sand forest in the Colombian Amazon
White-sand forests are unique ecosystems with high levels of biological specificity. Despite their uniqueness, these ecosystems have significant knowledge gaps in Colombia regarding the associated ...