| 单词 | megapode |
| 例句 | The results, their new paper states, eliminate a megapode as the source. Bits of an extinct bird’s eggshells may be clue to why megafauna vanished 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z When the team compared the protein sequences with those found in modern megapode eggs, they were completely different, even falling outside the group that connects all living land birds, Demarchi says. Egg-eating humans helped drive Australia’s ‘thunder bird’ to extinction 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z An endangered bird called the Tongan megapode buries its eggs in volcanic ash to keep them warm. Rare deep-sea creatures may use underwater chimneys to keep their eggs warm 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Instead, it’s quite likely P. gallinacea simply buried its eggs in warm sand or soil, just as some living megapodes in Indonesia and the Pacific still do. Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey' - BBC News 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Another species that finds refuge on Pagan is the endemic Micronesian megapode, which is extinct on the populated islands of Tinian, Rota, Saipan and Guam. Japan Tsunami Debris on Pagan Island: Financial Problems May Lead to a Second Environmental Mess 2012-06-13T17:15:02.730Z The protein sequence “is very different from a megapode,” Demarchi said in an interview. Bits of an extinct bird’s eggshells may be clue to why megafauna vanished 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z As it is with many tens of thousands of our own little chickens, these days, the baby megapodes are born orphans. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z We only obtained one megapode on Trinkat, and it was found in a trap. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z It is actually an extinct species of megapode bird - an ancient cousin of the modern Malleefowl, which famously builds mounds of earth and leaf litter in which to lay and incubate its eggs. Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey' - BBC News 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Micronesian megapodes are the only birds known to incubate their eggs using the heat from volcanoes. Japan Tsunami Debris on Pagan Island: Financial Problems May Lead to a Second Environmental Mess 2012-06-13T17:15:02.730Z He says researchers can’t reliably predict the molecular fingerprint of extinct megapodes based on those alive today, as Miller’s team did. Bits of an extinct bird’s eggshells may be clue to why megafauna vanished 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z As soon as the mother birds have laid their eggs in the mounds and covered them up, they go off gossiping with other lady megapodes, and don't bother their heads any more about their babies. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z We had not long separated before I caught sight of two megapodes scuttling through the bushes—dull-brown birds about the size of a six-months'-old chicken. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Their paper on the ancient megapodes is published in Open Science. Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey' - BBC News 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Because they prefer to lay their eggs on sandy ground, over 90% of megapode nests were located within thirty meters of the waterline, prior to the tsunami. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z But the megapodes deposit their eggs in mounds of decaying vegetable matter or in sand in the neighbourhood of hot springs, and there without further apparent care leave them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The birds were a species of megapode, which are found chiefly in Australia and Borneo and the intermediate islands. The Rival Crusoes January 30.—This morning got my first megapode. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A place where the sand was very much tracked by the huge feet of the megapodes soon presented itself, exactly resembling the spot where they had procured the first supply of eggs. The Castaways A group of birds called the megapodes, which require external sources of heat to incubate their eggs, are found in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z A good-conditioned megapode weighs 3 lb., the egg 5 1/4 oz.; ordinary domestic fowl, 4 lb., egg 2 oz. Confessions of a Beachcomber The megapode, with no sense of fear, is so silly that it would have been annihilated hundreds of centuries before had it not been preserved by the taboos of the chiefs and priests. Jerry of the Islands Having obtained megapodes, dongos, and sunbirds by a short excursion into the jungle, we walked along the beach to examine the river mouth, in view of a journey up-stream next day. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Unlike the progeny of the megapodes, hatched in the hot sand, the infant hornbill was without the semblance of a feather upon its skin, which was all over of a green, yellowish hue. The Castaways Several of the islands that are home to the megapodes were completely washed over, and others very nearly so. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z The megapode seems to delight in flying in the face of laws to which ordinary fowls are obedient. Confessions of a Beachcomber Wherefore, he alone of all Somo, barred rigidly by taboo, ate megapode eggs. Jerry of the Islands Once more by the sea we photographed Awang and his family, bought some of his belongings, and also took possession of about twenty megapodes' eggs which he had collected for us. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Sometimes these megapodes, as the Australians call them, for they are as common in Australia as Borneo, raise heaps of fifteen feet in height, and not less than sixty feet in circumference at the base. The Castaways On the other hand, the hunting of the megapodes in the Nicobar Islands made it even harder for those birds to survive. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z When it drifted ashore—a godsend to the boys—it was found to be a megapode—and the feat was camp talk. Confessions of a Beachcomber Now the megapode of the Solomons is a distant cousin to the brush turkey of Australia. Jerry of the Islands Pigeons were common, but megapodes scarce, and the only one obtained was caught in a trap. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z After this digression let us return to the megapodes of Borneo, whose appearance had strongly excited the curiosity of Captain Redwood and his party. The Castaways The Nicobar megapode was found to be the most favoured targets of these airguns.” Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z Reference is made elsewhere to the surpassing intelligence of the megapode in taking advantage of the heat caused by the fermentation of decaying vegetation to hatch out huge eggs. Confessions of a Beachcomber On rare occasion he even had megapodes that were near to finishing their laying killed for his kai-kai. Jerry of the Islands The forest on shore came right down to the water; and once inside it, we found ourselves in very truth in the home of the megapode. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z In truth, he cared no more for megapode meat than for any other meat. Jerry of the Islands |
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