Monday, December 21, 2009

Long Wattled Umbrella bird and Stoplight Loosejaw



The long-wattled Umbrella bird lives in a rainforest called the Choco in western Ecuador and Columbia. They are considered vulnerable and are fairly easy to hunt. The long wattle makes it difficult to move quickly when pursued. The male has a bigger wattle then the female and probably uses it during the mating season. The first nest was seen in 2003 and not a whole lot is known about it. It's diet consists of insects and fruit. An interesting combination. I found this bird interesting because of the wattle. I never would have thought an animal would have something that would hinder it's ability to move like that.



Here's a picture of the bird:



There are two species of stoplight loosejaws. The northern and the southern. They differ in small ways but enough to be distinct differences. They are fish that can be found worldwide, below depths of 500 meters. They are one of the only fish that produce red light to hunt with and are often called rat-trap fish. Here's a picture to better understand why they are given their name:




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