5 résultats pour "albatrosse"

• Albatrosse - biologie.

  Fischfang mit LangleinenLangleinen bestehen aus bis zu 130 Kilometer langen Nylonleinen, an die im Abstand von ein bis drei Metern Schnüre mit beködertenHaken angebracht sind. Langleinen werden u. a. zum Fang von Schwarzen Seehechten, Aalen, Lachsen, Dorschen und Rotbarschenverwendet. Da sich die Köderhaken oft nahe der Wasseroberfläche befinden, kommen zahlreiche Meeresvögel dadurch zu Tode.© Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Alle Albatrosarten werden auf der Roten Liste gefährdet...

• Bird. I INTRODUCTION Bird, animal with feathers and wings. Birds are the only

  B Physical Adaptations for Flight The internal body parts of all birds, including flightless ones, reflect the evolution of birds as flying creatures. Birds have lightweight skeletons in which many of themajor bones are hollow. A unique feature of birds is the furculum, or wishbone, which is comparable to the collarbones of humans, although in birds the left and rightportions are fused together. The furculum absorbs the shock of wing motion and acts as a spring to help birds breathe while they...

• Bird - biology.

  B Physical Adaptations for Flight The internal body parts of all birds, including flightless ones, reflect the evolution of birds as flying creatures. Birds have lightweight skeletons in which many of themajor bones are hollow. A unique feature of birds is the furculum, or wishbone, which is comparable to the collarbones of humans, although in birds the left and rightportions are fused together. The furculum absorbs the shock of wing motion and acts as a spring to help birds breathe while they...

• Lenny Wilkens Takes All-Time Victory Record.

  Wilkens showed us that loyalty to one's work is necessary, that it never stops, and that only when such a commitment is made can something good come out of it.There are worse lessons to learn from a public figure.” Four days later Wilkens was denied again when the Hawks lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 5 points before a relatively small crowd of 8,477 at the Omni.Atlanta's rally from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter fell just short. A cake—the second one—remained in its box....

• Birds.

  Birds need much less sleep than people do. One seabird, called the sooty tern, can fly for years bytaking “naps” that last only a few seconds. Most birds that live on land are active during the day and sleep at night. Owls are just the opposite.They sleep during the day and hunt at night. Birds usually sleep in shrubs, on tree branches, in holes in trees, or on the ground. Most ducks sleep onthe water. Many birds sleep while they are standing. MATING AND BREEDING Many kinds of birds have only on...