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Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus; Bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus; Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio (A) Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This is an Old World group, which inhabits warm grasslands. Buttonquail are small drab running birds, which avoid flying. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.
Korea's tidal flat is one of the world's top five tidal flats and is considered the highest peak among Korea's ecological and cultural symbols. 11 Pungsu (풍수) Pungsu (풍수, 風水) is a traditional Korean environmental idea and natural ecology that condenses the wisdom of ancestors' lives. Animals and Plants (4 types) 12 Pine (소나무)
Government emblem of South Korea (Taegeuk) Government Seal of South Korea: National motto: 홍익인간 (弘益人間) "Benefit broadly in the human world / Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity" National tree: Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) Korean red pine: National flower: Mugunghwa (Hibiscus syriacus) Hibiscus syriacus: National bird ...
A staff member feeding an albino raccoon at an animal cafe in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2, 2020. - Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
In 1963 Korea Association for the Conservation of Nature was established. [citation needed] In 1997 the non-profit organization International Aid for Korean Animals was founded to promote animal protection and humane treatment. [citation needed] Animal Rescue Korea, an English-language internet resource, helps animals in South Korea. [citation ...
The Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea. The Siberian tiger and Amur leopard have most likely been extirpated from Korea, but are still included in standard lists of Korean mammals. Most Korean mammal species are found only in a small part of Korea.
All airports in South Korea have been ordered to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars following the Jeju Air crash in December.. On 29 December, 179 people were killed in the ...