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A Brief History Pointing to Innate Behavior. Friedrich Goethe was the first to perform experiments using silhouettes (1937, 1940). He found that naive Capercaillie exhibited a greater fear response to a silhouette of a hawk than to a circle, a triangle, or a generalized bird silhouette, but that this varied with both species, and prior experience. [9]
Ducks at Dawn, oil on canvas: 1940: 28.5 in x 35 in (72.4 cm x 88.9 cm) IAP 85190001: Private collection: Scene: ducks (4) flying over marshy river under lightening sky. Ducks at Dawn, watercolor: 1940: Private collection: Benson often painted wildfowl early in the morning or at dusk. [11] Flight of Swans, oil on canvas: color image: 1940
Sitting Ducks is a lithograph created by the Canadian poster artist Michael Bedard in 1977. It depicts a literal interpretation of the idiom "sitting duck". Three ducks are relaxing in the sun on white chairs by the poolside , one looks up and notices two bullet holes in the wall.
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In 1978, three flying ducks were added onto the mural. [6] Sets of ceramic flying ducks were sold as a household ornaments and decorations in the 1930s. They were popularised during the 1940s and 1950s but became less prominent during the 1960s. [18] Hilda's choice to display the ducks in the 1970s was considered an outdated fashion. [18]
A green comet is flying past Earth for the first time in 50,000 years, offering skygazers a one-off opportunity to witness the celestial spectacle before it disappears from our Solar System forever.
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Eurasian cranes in a V formation (video) Birds flying in V formation. A V formation is a symmetric V- or chevron-shaped flight formation.In nature, it occurs among geese, swans, ducks, and other migratory birds, improving their energy efficiency, while in human aviation, it is used mostly in military aviation, air shows, and occasionally commercial aviation.