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POPSCHLAMYDIOSIS (PARROT FEVER) IN BIRDS. 1929-1930 Psittacosis refers to clinical disease associated with Chlamydia psittaci in a bird of the order psittaciformes or parrots. Ornithosis is clinical disease in birds other than parrots. The preferred term is Psittacosis rather than Ornithosis.
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POPSThe Goliath Birdeater Spider - The Goliath Birdeater, like many tarantulas, can also release its hairs, which are barbed. These can cause severe discomfort and irritation when they make contact with bare skin, or when they are inhaled.
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POPSEarliest Dinos May Have Been Fuzzy What makes the discovery weird are three patches of what look like filaments or protofeathers along the animal's body and tail. In 2002, scientists working in the same Chinese province described a theropod dinosaur, related to Tyrannosaurus rex, with similar spiky protofeathers
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POPSWild Things: Life as We Know It Species Hot Spot Between 1997 and 2007, more than 1,000 species previously unknown to science were discovered in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund. That's about two new species a week. The Greater Mekong has the highest concentration of different ecosystems in mainland Asia, and the Mekong River supports more wildlife per square mile than the Amazon. Newly documented flora and fauna include, clockwise from upper right, a woolly bat (Kerivoula titania); Aeschynanthus mendumiae; Gumprecht's green pit viper (Trimeresurus gumprechti); and the dragon millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea).
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POPSNTSB: Bird remains found in Hudson plane's engines Investigators said last month they found a single feather and evidence of "soft-body impact damage" on the aircraft. The find reinforces the pilot's report that the plane was brought down by a flock of birds. Hero pilot on 'Larry King' Watch the heroic U.S. Airways pilot and crew in their first, live prime-time interview. Monday, 9 p.m. ET on CNN see full schedule ยป Pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, 58, told investigators his aircraft struck birds, disabling both engines, about 90 seconds after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York. The feather, found on a flap track on the wing, was also sent to identification experts at the Smithsonian Institution last month.
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POPShttp://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/ Between 1994 & 2003 more than 450 000 parrots were captured and exported under controls that required a permit from a national authority to certify that the export was not detrimental to the species in the wild. However, this trade along with illegal capturing, exceeding of quotas and other demands resulted in considerable stress on the African Grey populations. As a result and following investigation, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) recommended zero export quotas for several range states and decided to develop regional management plans for the species. In particular it recommended a two-year ban on the export of African Grey Parrots from Cameroon. It is interesting that the United States and the EU have banned the import of wild caught parrots since 1992 and 2007 respectively
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POPSMantis "Mantis ( Mantises are exclusively predatory and their diet usually consists of living insects
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POPSSpeed of the Fastest Bird "Peregines are large, grace birds that can reach speeds up to 250 km/hr, making them the fastest creatures on earth." Go 2 source 4 more info.
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