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Band – a flock with a large number of sheep, generally 1000, which graze on rangeland. Bell sheep – a sheep (usually a rough, wrinkly one) caught by a shearer, just before the end of a shearing run. [1] Bellwether – originally an experienced wether given a bell to lead a flock; now mainly used figuratively for a person acting as a lead ...
The black-necked stork is a large bird, 129–150 cm (51–59 in) tall having a 230-centimetre (91 in) wingspan. [1] The only published weight for this species was a single specimen at 4,100 g (9.0 lb), but this is nearly 35% less than the mean body mass of the closely related and similar sized saddle-billed stork. Therefore, this specimen of ...
Relatedly, flight calls are vocalizations made by birds while flying, which often serve to keep flocks together. [69] These calls are also used for when birds want to alert others that they are taking flight. [70] Many birds engage in duet calls—a call made by two birds at or nearly at the same time. In some cases, the duets are so perfectly ...
Georgics Book III, shepherd with flocks, Roman Virgil. The Georgics (/ ˈdʒɔːrdʒɪks / JOR-jiks; Latin: Georgica [ɡeˈoːrɡɪka]) is a poem by Latin poet Virgil, likely published in 29 BCE. [1] As the name suggests (from the Greek word γεωργικά, geōrgiká, i.e. "agricultural (things)") [2] the subject of the poem is agriculture ...
Domestic sheep reproduction. A cross-bred ewe suckles her lamb, which was the first of the 2008 spring lambing at a farm in Coventry, England. "Domestic" sheep reproduce sexually like other mammals, with a reproductive process similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is mated by a single ram, which has either been chosen by a ...
Flock (birds) Red-billed queleas form enormous flocks—sometimes tens of thousands strong. A flock is a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively. [1] Avian flocks are typically associated with migration. Flocking also offers foraging benefits and protection from predators, although flocking can have costs for individual ...
A swarm-like flock of starlings. Flocking is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. Sheep and goats also exhibit flocking behavior. Computer simulations and mathematical models that have been developed to emulate the flocking behaviours of birds can also generally be applied to the "flocking ...
The corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the Northern Hemisphere's winter. It is a medium-sized crake with buff - or grey-streaked brownish-black upperparts, chestnut markings on the wings, and blue-grey underparts with ...