Very Animal: Animal Residents on the Volcano Edge

Author: Beijing Continental Bridge Culture Media / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The "Legend" series of books is rooted in the classic "Legend" documentaries, selecting novel and unique perspectives. With popular and fluent text, abundant materials, and exquisite images, it freezes the moments of history, striving to convey broader knowledge and profound culture while preserving the thrilling visuals of the original footage. After four years of accumulation, the "Legend" series of books is presented to the readers in a brand new style. Shanghai Science and Technology Literature Press has fully cooperated with Beijing Continental Bridge Culture Media to launch the "Amazing Animals" series of books. The images in this series are meticulously crafted, and the text is rich and delicate. It is believed that readers will embark on a spiritual journey of legends by reading this series. This book is one of the "Amazing Animals" series of books. In this book, you can see rare and amazing animals, and experience the extraordinary lives of animals in the animal world. It takes you to the animal residents by the volcano, leads you into the ancient Tikal jungle, and lets you enjoy the wonders of the coral island, and so on.
The "Legend" series of books is rooted in the classic "Legend" documentaries, selecting novel and unique perspectives, with popular and fluent text, abundant materials, and exquisite images to freeze the moments of history, striving to preserve the thrilling visuals of the original footage while conveying broader knowledge and profound culture. The significance of the "Legend" series of books is not just to please for a moment, but to benefit for a lifetime! In the jungle of Tikal, the most common bird may be the colorful parrot. The white-crowned parrot has a tuft of white hair on its head and is quite introverted. Even among its own kind, they maintain a certain distance from each other, afraid of disturbing each other's private life. The yellow-crowned Amazon parrot, on the other hand, is mischievous. If they see tourists coming, they will dart around in the intertwined branches, solemnly showing off their agile bodies. As the name suggests, the "hair" of the yellow-crowned Amazon parrot is yellow. The red-fronted Amazon parrot has red feathers on its forehead and mainly feeds on the fruits of the tree. Their beaks are extremely sharp and can easily peck open fruits to remove the seeds. Parrots have better vision than most animals and have a strong ability to distinguish colors. The part of the beak that tastes is not the tongue but the top of the beak. They reject bitter and salty foods but prefer sour and sweet things. Wild parrots molt once a year after the mating season, and the entire process lasts for about six weeks. However, pet parrots molt from time to time due to environmental factors: the temperature in the room does not change much, strong light, high temperature, and high pressure can all lead to unpredictable molting periods for pet parrots.
Comparable to parrots in beauty is the Keel-billed Toucan. Under their black outer coat, they are adorned with bright red and feathers, looking noble and elegant. A huge beak adds to their charm. However, the Keel-billed Toucan is even more fond of dressing up. The very first thing they do after "waking up" in the morning is to groom themselves, and often a large group of birds does it together. This is because the high humidity in the tropical rainforest condenses into mist and small droplets at night, wetting the wings of the Keel-billed Toucan. Therefore, this fashion-conscious toucan will first stay in the sun to dry its feathers before the formal grooming session begins. P21