单词 | musk duck |
例句 | This may explain why hand-reared musk ducks like Ripper, who was raised at Australia’s Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, form strong human connections with their caregivers and are more likely to mimic their behavior. Australian musk ducks have the ability to call you a ‘bloody fool,’ research finds 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Audio of an Australian musk duck called Ripper saying what sounds like "you bloody fool" has been released by researchers. Audio of Ripper the 'talking' Australian duck rediscovered 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z That's a musk duck: the plumage is very sombre and loose looking—not so thick as most other ducks; the tail, too, is singular, little more than a small fan of short quills. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Again more mullet—big fellows these—with yellow, prehensile mouths, which protrude and withdraw as they swim, and are fitted with a straining apparatus of bristles, like those on the mandibles of a musk duck. The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream Of Australia 1901 The men were very weak, having had nothing to eat for four days but some sow thistles and a musk duck, and the pull to Port Fairy was hard and long. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Australian birds aren’t exactly known for their use of “fowl” language, but thanks to a musk duck named Ripper and the discovery of a 35-year-old recording, that might be about to change. Australian musk ducks have the ability to call you a ‘bloody fool,’ research finds 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Prof ten Cate had been researching vocal learning in birds when he came across a mysterious reference to a talking musk duck who could imitate other sounds, such as a slamming door. Audio of Ripper the 'talking' Australian duck rediscovered 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The musk duck in its native country often perches and roosts on trees, and our domesticated musk ducks, though sluggish birds, are fond of perching on the tops of barns, walls, &c. Life and Habit During his research he stumbled across a recording from the summer of 1987, which appeared to capture the male musk duck swearing repeatedly and mimicking the sound of a closing door. Australian musk ducks have the ability to call you a ‘bloody fool,’ research finds 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z At last he was so fortunate as to shoot a musk duck, which he brought back to the camp, stuck up before the fire, and roasted. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Their research, which was published Monday in the Royal Society scientific journal, indicates that captive musk ducks appear to have the ability to imitate human speech. Australian musk ducks have the ability to call you a ‘bloody fool,’ research finds 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z |
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