#mating pairs

[dinosaurwithablog]

On the island of Kauai, there are 2 endangered honeycreeper bird species called the 'Akikiki' and the 'Akeke'e. They are facing extinction due to disease and habitat loss. The bird conservatory on Maui is doing their best to keep these beautiful birds alive and thriving in Hawaii. They take the eggs out of their nest and put them in an incubator. Once the birds hatch and they're 9 days old, they fly them to Maui, and they raise them there. They will then place those bird's chicks back into the wild on Kauai. They are keeping the mating pairs in captivity to release their chicks into the wild and help their populations grow so the species will survive.

I would love to feed and care for these lovely little chicks!! They are so tiny and beautiful 😍

They look like they are in need of love and kindness, and the people at the bird conservatory in Maui are giving them just that!! It warms my heart to see people protecting birds and helping nature survive what people do. I hope that the conservatory suceeds in their mission. As Elwood Blues of the Blues Brothers would say... they're on a mission from God!!! 😁😍

The 'Akeke'e The 'Akikiki

They are gorgeous, little birds, aren't they? I hope that they save them from extinction, don't you?

I love birds!! Bless these people 🙏🏼 😁😍

[symbiotic-science]

Successful mouse couples talk out infidelity in calm tones

California mice are relatively solitary animals, but put two in a room and they'll talk each other's ears off.

California mice are relatively solitary animals, but put two in a room and they'll talk each other's ears off.

And while all the cooing, chirping and barking they use to woo mates or drive off enemies is at too high a frequency for human eavesdroppers to hear, they may speak volumes about the way the mice form relationships. The quality of their conversations after one partner has been unfaithful can help predict which mouse pairs will successfully produce a litter of mouse pups and which males are good fathers, according to a study published recently by the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution in a special issue on the evolution of monogamy.

"These mice are not gregarious. They're loners," says Josh Pultorak, who studied the mice while earning his doctorate in zoology at the UW-Madison. "They're highly territorial and aggressive—both sexes."

One of the ways they communicate that aggression is through what Pultorak calls barks.

"The barks are just nasty," he says. "It's like a combination of a dog bark and a lion's roar."

That is, when the ultrasonic barks are slowed down to the point that humans can make them out—typically 5 percent of their original speed.

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{ Graphic made by me ♥ }

{ Ready to breed, will be bred a few days before hatchery opens. }

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Future WildClaw Breeding Pair

Original:

Roland, M, Silver Clown / Storm Daub / Platinum Underbelly

Rosemarie, F, Silver Ripple / Rose Shimmer / Maize Underbelly

Goal:

Beaumont, M, Silver Bar / Storm Shimmer / Platinum Gembond

Rosemarie, F, Silver Bar / Rose Shimmer / Maize Gembond

GenesStill Needed:

♥ Bar x 2 { ~460k }

♥ Shimmer x 1 { ~700k }

♥ Gembond x 2 { ~400k }

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Future Nocturne Breeding Pair

Original:

Aurum, F, Ice Iri / Steel Face / Banana Gem

Midas, M, Platinum Bar / Aqua Basic / Banana Gem { Originally triple basic. }

Goal:

Aurum, F, Ice Bar / Steel Face / Banana Gem

Midas, M, Platinum Bar / Aqua Shim / Banana Gem

Genes Still Needed:

♥ Bar x 1 { ~230k }

♥ Shimmer x 1 { ~700k }