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Pipa pipa is an ambush predator, lying in-wait underwater for prey to inevitably wander too close, swiftly inhaling the unsuspecting creature using suction feeding. Additionally, the Surinam toad's rather flat body shape, combined with rather dark, dull coloration, serves as effective camouflage in the murky waters they inhabit, perfectly ...
Suriname toads are members of the frog genus Pipa, within the family Pipidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are native to northern South America and extreme southern Central America (Panama). [ 1 ] Like other pipids, these frogs are almost exclusively aquatic.
The Sabana Surinam toad (Pipa parva), also known as the dwarf toad, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is found in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia ( Norte de Santander and La Guajira Departments ), mainly in the Maracaibo Basin .
The name is thought to signify that the shoal was first discovered by the ship Tortelduif, which is recorded as having arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 21 June 1623. [3] It was originally laid down in latitude 29° 11' S, and as a result later voyages failed to locate it.
"Pipa xing" (Chinese: 琵琶行), variously translated as "Song of the Pipa" or "Ballad of the Lute", is a Tang dynasty poem composed in 816 by the Chinese poet Bai Juyi, [1] one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. [2] [3] The poem contains a description of a pipa performance during a chance encounter with a performer near the Yangtze ...
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, (Amatori in South Africa) is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa.
The pipa, pípá, or p'i-p'a (Chinese: 琵琶) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument belonging to the plucked category of instruments.Sometimes called the "Chinese lute", the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 31.
Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.