02-28-2009, 11:28 PM | #221 |
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Some sort of goose? Or a swan?
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Well done, CC! U may continue.
Which is widely scattered throughout the West Indies including a large breeding population in the Bahamas, and smaller numbers in Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and Jamaica. It is largely sedentary, apart from local movements which can be 100 km or more. Nests have been reported in tree cavities, on branches, in clumps of bromeliads, and on the ground under thatch palms and other dense bushes. The usual clutch size is 10-16 eggs. It habitually perches in trees, which gives rise to its specific name. The birds are mostly nocturnal and secretive, inhabiting wooded swamps and mangroves, where this duck roosts and feeds on plant food including the fruit of the Royal Palm. = West Indian Whistling Duck Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 10-17-2009 at 11:59 AM. |
10-16-2009, 02:46 AM | #223 |
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Some type of duck?
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10-17-2009, 01:48 AM | #224 |
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Im sorry, my friend, I have not the info anymore - Ive deleted the link. Thought everone DYKTed out and fairly bored with the concept.
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10-17-2009, 05:50 AM | #225 |
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It's the West Indian Whistling Duck, a bird I know from neither name or looks, but I know where you get your info, GW so I know where to look.
I still like quizzes, but some questions (like this one) are a bit though for me and I forget about the thread.
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10-17-2009, 11:59 AM | #226 |
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Well done, Earnie! You may continue.
These are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. They are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six to seven species of it in the genus Cygnus. = Swans Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 10-18-2009 at 01:10 AM. |
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Swans? I'm pretty sure that's what Cygnus means...
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This is a moderately large, broad-bodied duck native to southern Australia. It is protected by law. Dark in colour with fine off-white speckles all over, it is most easily identified by its large head with a peaked (as opposed to rounded) crown. |
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Do you know your dragons?
1. Much looked-for lake monster from the Congo River, Nessie's african cousin so to speak. 2. Near-eastern dragon, sometimes referred to as Marduk's dragon.
3. Scandinavian gold-loving dragon whose blood rendered its slayer (partly) invulnerable.
4. Hebrew dragon of biblical proportions.
5. Scandinavian sea-monster. Thundergods have been known to mistake it for a cat.
6. Divine Mesoamerican dragon. Particularly fluffy.
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Hm. 4: Behemoth? Or Leviathan? Those are the only dragon-like things I can recall off the top of my head at the moment from the Bible (well, the Hebrew part. I think Revelations has some too).
I don't know of another name for Marduk's dragon, but it's a pretty snake-like thing with legs and a long tongue.
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3) Fafnir?
5)The Midgard Serpent. Poor Thor was otnay ootay ightbray, was he?
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Quote:
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Correct on both counts. (All three counts, rather. )
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I always understood Leviathan as a sea-monster, so I guess each of us thinks the other was wrong .
Is the pretty snake-thing the unpronounceable Mušḫuššu? I hate diacritical marks on top of consonants... Also, I completely forgot to mention #6: Quetzalcoatl (also called Kukulkan in Maya).
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Correct!
Which leaves only dragon nr. 1 to be named.
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