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单词 curassow
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The curassow, which looks somewhat similar to a chicken, whistles when it senses danger and prefers to run instead of fly. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z
Blue-billed curassows are native to Colombia and were once found in the northern portions of the country. Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z
The zoo has welcomed two red-billed curassow chicks after they were incubated for 30 days. Chester Zoo: Two red-billed curassow chicks hatch 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z
Today, he is just back from a solo hunt for the piglike peccary and a large bird called a curassow—traditional forest staples. Feature: From deep in Peru’s rainforests, isolated people emerge 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
With so much global forest in close proximity to humans, larger forest animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, tapirs or curassow birds are being hunted to extinction in individual areas. World's Forests Have Fragmented into Tiny Patches 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z
Out of the nearby forest came a female black-and-white curassow. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z
The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers them “critically endangered,” and there are roughly 1,000 to 2,500 blue-billed curassows in the wild. Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z
The subfamily of curassows contains four genera and twelve species, all confined to South America, with the exception of Crax globicera—a Central American species, which extends northward into Mexico. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
Like curassows, guans are in great measure of arboreal habit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
The voice of the female is appreciably deeper than that of the male, having more of a gurgling character, like one of the notes of a curassow. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z
A female curassow in love, but one with a mean streak. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z
The two female chicks are blue-billed curassows, which are considered critically endangered, zoo officials said. Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z
With the exception of a single species found north of Panama, the curassows are confined to the tropical forests of South America, east of the Andes, and not extending south of Paraguay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
The most sought-after game animals in the western Amazon are peccaries, deer, large monkeys, tapirs, guans and curassows. Scientist at Work: Q. and A. on Peru's Northern Amazon 2011-03-04T17:27:48Z
Hosts of birds, almost half the entire number of species found in the Colony, made their home hereabouts, macaws, bellbirds, curassows, trumpeters, toucans, the great harpy eagle and the tiniest of iridescent hummingbirds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z
The male black-and-white curassow is all black, like Mason, and she may have seen him as a larger version of a possible mate. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z
Typically, female curassows incubate their eggs for 29 to 31 days, but Jackie didn’t “show interest in incubating her eggs,” zoo officials said in a statement. Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z
The female is of a reddish-brown colour, although varying greatly in this respect, and was formerly described as a separate species—the red curassow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
Any Indian hunter hearing that sound would straightway have begun scanning the high branches, for the liquid call was that of the mutum, or curassow turkey. The Pathless Trail
Upon the ground, the large curassows, and guans, and the “gallo,” with his plumage of bright red. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon
In the interior of the country the splendid Honduras turkey, as well as the curassow, and several varieties of the wood-pigeon and dove, as also the partridge, quail, and snipe, exist in abundance. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
When the great curassows reached the spot it was with a rush of wings that startled all 95the other creatures to the point of panic. The Black Phantom
We first visited the tree on which he had set the snare for the curassow. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
“Now I must introduce my curassow turkey,” she said, calling another very handsome bird, almost as large as an ordinary turkey. On the Banks of the Amazon
Out of the underwood springs the crested curassow; or, basking in the sun-lit glades, with outspread wings gleaming with metallic lustre, may be seen the beautiful turkey of Honduras. The Rifle Rangers
Gallinaceous birds usually breed freely in confinement, but some do not; and even the guans and curassows, kept tame by the South American Indians, never breed. Darwinism (1889)
It was not her first experience with the curassows but previously she had paid scant attention to them from the security of her perch in the spiny palm tree. The Black Phantom
Kallolo had brought a bag, the mouth secured by a string; this he managed to slip over its head, so that it, like the curassow, was completely blindfolded. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
Kermit and Lyra again hunted; the former shot a curassow, which was welcome, as we were endeavoring in all ways to economize our food supply. Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Some days later, Herbert caught a pair of magnificent curassows, birds of the gallinaceæ family, with long rounding tails. The Mysterious Island
I have seen them on snakes and iguanas, on many of the large birds, especially on the curassows. The Naturalist in Nicaragua
However, there was still an occasional partridge, a monkey or a turkey-like curassow and when one of them was secured Oomah ate sparingly so that the meat lasted several days. The Black Phantom
Putting the curassow on the ground, with its legs tied, Kallolo begged me to assist him in throwing a quantity of earth over the front of the pit. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
It was only on the rare occasions when we had killed some monkeys or curassows, or caught some fish, that everybody had enough. Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Of large birds the most conspicuous candidates for training in park life are the ostriches, emus, cassowaries, cranes, pelicans, swans, egrets and herons, geese, ducks, pheasants, macaws and cockatoos, curassows, eagles and vultures. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations
Large birds, like the curassow, and also monkeys, were shot for food. Theodore Roosevelt
We passed completely round this pool, finding the crowns of the trees on its borders tenanted by curassow birds, whose presence was betrayed as usual by the peculiar note which they emit. The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Marian imitated his example with regard to her curassow; and the bird soon knew her, and showed its pleasure when she approached with its favourite fruit. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
A couple of curassows and a big monkey were killed by the colonel and Kermit. Through the Brazilian Wilderness
The curassow was the best behaved of the party. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
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