What I've learned (so far) from watching our new BBC Life series:
(It's freaking amazing. It's a 33-disc series Matt and I picked up off of EBay recently and it's all about animals. Eleven discs are devoted solely to mammals; five to birds. I've only watched six discs total so far, but I'm completely hooked. ^_^)
* The size of a monkey's brain is directly related to the number of members in that species' typical group.
* There is a species of monkey whose social 'pecking order' is so developed that there are actually several classes within the group. A member can be born into a high-ranking family and have privileges above all other monkeys. Example: a high-born comes upon a group of lowers that have just finished eating berries. Said monkey goes up to one of them and literally takes the food out of the monkey's cheek pouches. If the lower class monkey resists too much, it will be beaten by the rest of the group.
*In the rainforest, different species of monkeys will forage together and watch each others' backs. They have a distinct and different call for each type of predator and an appropriate reaction. If the call for a sky predator is made, every monkey within hearing range will dive to the ground without hesitation. In the case of the leopard call, they all move to the alerter to keep the cat, an ambush predator, in full view.
* There are about a half dozen different birds who will regularly substitute one of its eggs into another species' nest. In the case of a type of cuckoo, the hatchling will hatch a few days before the original occupants, push the remaining eggs from the nest, and mimic the hunger call of the bird now attending it.
* It is a common practice for birds to lay more eggs than they intend to raise. Unless the food supply is unusually abundant, the parents will either stop feeding the weaker chicks or run them out of the family.
*The blue whale's penis is 12 feet long. HA.
(It's freaking amazing. It's a 33-disc series Matt and I picked up off of EBay recently and it's all about animals. Eleven discs are devoted solely to mammals; five to birds. I've only watched six discs total so far, but I'm completely hooked. ^_^)
* The size of a monkey's brain is directly related to the number of members in that species' typical group.
* There is a species of monkey whose social 'pecking order' is so developed that there are actually several classes within the group. A member can be born into a high-ranking family and have privileges above all other monkeys. Example: a high-born comes upon a group of lowers that have just finished eating berries. Said monkey goes up to one of them and literally takes the food out of the monkey's cheek pouches. If the lower class monkey resists too much, it will be beaten by the rest of the group.
*In the rainforest, different species of monkeys will forage together and watch each others' backs. They have a distinct and different call for each type of predator and an appropriate reaction. If the call for a sky predator is made, every monkey within hearing range will dive to the ground without hesitation. In the case of the leopard call, they all move to the alerter to keep the cat, an ambush predator, in full view.
* There are about a half dozen different birds who will regularly substitute one of its eggs into another species' nest. In the case of a type of cuckoo, the hatchling will hatch a few days before the original occupants, push the remaining eggs from the nest, and mimic the hunger call of the bird now attending it.
* It is a common practice for birds to lay more eggs than they intend to raise. Unless the food supply is unusually abundant, the parents will either stop feeding the weaker chicks or run them out of the family.
*The blue whale's penis is 12 feet long. HA.
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salliss:
Thank you for showing love on my new set! xxxx
vegasdaddy:
