astronomy-to-zoology:

White-throated Magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa)

… is a large species of jay found throughout Central America. Like other corvids the white-throated magpie-jay is an omnivore and feeds on a wide range of items ranging from: insects, reptiles, fruit, eggs, nestlings and seeds. Like other jays the white-throated magpie-jay is very noisy and sociable and is often found in flocks that are known to mob potential observers.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Passeriformes-Corvidae-Calocitta-formosa

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nonsolokawaii:

Sumin Jeon by Kim Seok Jun

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odditiesoflife:

The Amazing Underwater Forest of Lake Kaindy

What makes Lake Kaindy truly remarkable is that it contains an underwater forest. Visible on the lakes surface are the tall, dried-out tops of submerged Spruce trees that rise above the water’s surface like the masts of sunken ships. They are the only sign of the amazing frozen forest below the water’s surface.

The water is so cold (even in summer the temperature does not exceed 6 degrees) that the pine needles remain on the trees, even after a hundred years of being submerged. During the winter, the lake freezes and becomes a popular spot for ice diving.

The lake is 400 meters long and is located in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, about 129 km from the city of Almaty. The lake was created after an earthquake in 1911 triggered a large landslide blocking the gorge and forming a natural dam.

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victoriousvocabulary:

CADAVER

[noun]

a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.

Etymology: Middle English < Latin cadāver - dead body, corpse; akin to cadere to fall, perish.

[Davide de Agostini]