Wherever you go, from the plains to the foothills, along the trails or at the edges of cultivated fields, you may easily encounter a plant resembling a cucumber vine in appearance. However, if disturbed, this plant releases a spray of liquid. This intriguing species is known as the Squirting Cucumber, […]
Magpie
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Many generations of zoologists, like mine, have been educated on texts of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates that reported reduced olfactory abilities for birds. They were considered microsmatic, a species in which the sense of smell had a small role in their behaviour, including searching for food. But that is not […]