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China is also the largest producer of quail meat in the world. [2] Quail that have fed on hemlock (e.g., during migration) may induce acute kidney injury due to accumulation of toxic substances from the hemlock in the meat; this problem is referred to as "coturnism". [3] A persistent myth holds that it is impossible to eat quail every day for a ...
The scaled quail (Callipepla squamata), also commonly called blue quail or cottontop, is a species of the New World quail family. It is a bluish gray bird found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico. This species is an early offshoot of the genus Callipepla, diverging in the Pliocene. [2]
During the winter months, houseplants receive less natural light and they don’t grow as quickly. As a result, plants generally don’t need much or any fertilizer in winter. But this can vary ...
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Early writers used quail as the standard example of an animal that could eat something poisonous to man without ill effects for themselves. Aristotle ( On Plants 820:6-7), Philo ( Geoponics : 14: 24), Lucretius ( On the Nature of Things : 4: 639–640), Galen ( De Temperamentis : 3:4) and Sextus Empiricus (Outlines of Pyrrhonism: 1: 57) all ...
Similarly, all true quail (Old World quail and New World quail) have a crop, but buttonquail do not. Chickens , turkeys , ducks [ 8 ] and geese [ 9 ] possess a crop, as do parrots . [ 10 ] Pigeons also have crops; one domestic breed type is even bred to exaggerate the typical crop-inflating behavior so that the crop is inflated like a balloon .
Here's why: Birds that eat suet in winter are primarily birds that eat insects in summer; they’re not seed eaters. In addition, seed-filled cakes crumble. Chunks fall to the ground, attracting ...
The white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), also known as the snow quail, is the smallest bird in the grouse tribe. It is a permanent resident of high altitudes on or above the tree line and is native to Alaska and the mountainous parts of Canada and the western United States .