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Биолог: A collection of new chapter ideas proposed by foreign members in English. These are already present, thanks to JOrnitho: 1. Easter Island - bestiary 2. Fernando de Noronha - bestiary 3. Marvellous Forest - about Atlantic forest - bestiary 4. A Trip across Highland - about a trip of Andean antelope, bestiary 5. A War for the Hollow - about a "war" against killer bees in South America, bestiary 6. Andaman and Nicobar islands - bestiary 7. A Stone Condominimum - about a sociable hornero and its parasites and enemies, bestiary
Биолог: JOrnitho OK, I'll add those two to corresponding bestiaries and browse through the project's Bestiary for already existing animals for "War for the Hollow".
Биолог: JOrnitho, if speaking about the "War for the Hollow" you meant only birds, there's the wasp-eating woodpecker that can participate by hunting the bees. Other animals would include uktenas (non-Andean species) and probably a bat - the swift-winged whiskered bat.
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: JOrnitho, if speaking about the "War for the Hollow" you meant only birds, there's the wasp-eating woodpecker that can participate by hunting the bees. Other animals would include uktenas (non-Andean species) and probably a bat - the swift-winged whiskered bat. I like these species! The uktena can be a background species, perhaps hunting the Anhanga deer that I proposed some time ago? The bat could partially participate in the "war" because some could also use hollowed trees as resting place. The chapter could also show how some animals developed strategies to escape the "war" by making nests in other places, like the digger parrot (Ampliforpus) from the bestiary that make nests in cliffs. Is there any squirrel or marsupial that could also be part of it?
Биолог: JOrnitho Among mammals, we can also add the ant wolf (Microcyon insectophagus, only Russian description), although it is a specialized ant-eater, and the colash (Volaticocebus colash), a gliding primate. Also, there are panapanas - cotingid birds (by the way, one of them in Atlantic forest).
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: Among mammals, we can also add the ant wolf (Microcyon insectophagus, only Russian description), although it is a specialized ant-eater, and the colash (Volaticocebus colash), a gliding primate. The ant wolf can appear with the other terrestrial animals. The chapter could show how they are oblivious to the conflict happening in the canopy. I was thinking that there could be medium-sized descendants of the barbet that in the lack of tree holes can make nests by excavating cliffs. Биолог пишет: Also, there are panapanas - cotingid birds (by the way, one of them in Atlantic forest). Maybe they could appear in the Atlantic forest chapter. The War of the Hollows could have some psittacids, I was thinking to that there could be a species that learned to use the leaves of the tobacco in their nests.
Биолог: JOrnitho OK, I agree!
Биолог: Here's the bestiary for "A War for the Hollow": Swift-winged whiskered bat Wasp-eating woodpecker Uktena species Ant wolf - Russian Colash - Russian Anhanga deer Manduri Rainbow bald toucan Four-striped honey bee Great inverted skin mite Bee-eater tanager
JOrnitho: I decided to organize the ideas for what could happen in the chapters: 1. Easter Island: It could follow a young male of false-nandu that recently established his own territory and is now preparing for the courtship. While showing its failure and eventual success, the other species of the island would appear. 2. Fernando de Noronha: It could follow the life of the animals in the Archipelago, including the species that arrive here to nest. It could also show migratory birds that stop here (for example, the griffon skua). Some fishes could also appear. 3. Atlantic forest: It could follow the life of the Tamoio cat in the lowland Atlantic forests in what once was the state of Rio de Janeiro. It could show the feline learning how to hunt and avoiding predators, like the eyra. 4. One Year in Highland: A pregnant young female of Andean antelope is doing her first migration through the Andean Plateau toward the safe birthing grounds. She travels with a large herd of other females, avoiding predators (uktenas and raptor cats). During this 300km long migration, other inhabitants of the Altiplano would appear. 5. A War for the Hollow: The conflict between killer bees and the other animals that need to use tree hollows to breed or rest. There could also be the conflict between the killer bees and manduri bees. While it happens, animals that developed ways to nest by digging holes in cliffs are oblivious to the conflict. In the forest floor, uktenas hunts Anhanga deers.
Биолог: JOrnitho 1. Easter Island: It could follow a young male of false-nandu that recently established his own territory and is now preparing for the courtship. While showing its failure and eventual success, the other species of the island would appear. Good! This is how quite a number of existing chapters are composed. 2. Fernando de Noronha: It could follow the life of the animals in the Archipelago, including the species that arrive here to nest. It could also show migratory birds that stop here (for example, the griffon skua). Some fishes could also appear. Also good. The migratory birds can be mentioned in the text, but not included in the local bestiary. 3. Atlantic forest: It could follow the life of the Tamoio cat in the lowland Atlantic forests in what once was the state of Rio de Janeiro. It could show the feline learning how to hunt and avoiding predators, like the eyra. Excellent! 4. One Year in Highland: A pregnant young female of Andean antelope is doing her first migration through the Andean Plateau toward the safe birthing grounds. She travels with a large herd of other females, avoiding predators (uktenas and raptor cats). During this 300km long migration, other inhabitants of the Altiplano would appear. Fantastic! We have "A Year of the Traveller Goose" chapter, but another one with similar title is OK. But can the animal have a gestation period long enough for a 300 km trip? The duration of gestation is not stated in your description of the antelope, and a whole year seems fairly too long (the longest is in elephants, 22 months, and in whales it is around one year - about 10 to 14 months). 5. A War for the Hollow: The conflict between killer bees and the other animals that need to use tree hollows to breed or rest. There could also be the conflict between the killer bees and manduri bees. While it happens, animals that developed ways to nest by digging holes in cliffs are oblivious to the conflict. In the forest floor, uktenas hunts Anhanga deers. Looks OK.
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: But can the animal have a gestation period long enough for a 300 km trip? The duration of gestation is not stated in your description of the antelope, and a whole year seems fairly too long Well, I was using as the inspiration for this migration the one made by the Tibetan antelope, who walk such distance during three months to give birth. Maybe rather than giving killometers, the chapter could say that their migration lasts for four months.
Биолог: JOrnitho Yes, several months is OK, and this requires to change the chapter's title. What about "A Trip across Highland"?
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: What about "A Trip across Highland"? I like that!
Биолог: JOrnitho OK, I've already changed it everywhere.
JOrnitho: I was thinking that the striped bee, thick-billed caracara, jaguape, manduri bee and bee-eater tanager could be added in the chapter. The jaguape, caracara and bee-eater tanagers are predators of bees that could be hunting the insect. I'm making more two birds that could also appear, one will use the leaves of tobacco to repel insects.
Биолог: JOrnitho OK, good ideas. I will add those you mentioned to the chapter's bestiary.
JOrnitho: I had three other ideas for chapters. One is about the life in a large coastal lagoon and the surrounding restinga in Southeastern South America. The second is about the gallery forests of South America and the endemic fauna that live here when compared to the nearby savannas. The thrid idea is about the migration of birds from North America that need to cross the Atlantic to reach South America. This chapter could be called "The Atlantic Flyway".
Биолог: JOrnitho All of these ideas, although sounding good, will become a near-copy of already existing chapters. We have a chapter about mangrove coastal forests and an idea about dendronaias thickets in ocean (like your lagoon), then "A Year of the Traveller Goose" (I mentioned it before) and an idea about bird migrations between Americas. South American forests are also covered. Oh, by the way, some time ago I proposed an idea about social cockroach - the pallaysu - in South American forests, with several commensal and parasitic species in their nests.
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: All of these ideas, although sounding good, will become a near-copy of already existing chapters. We have a chapter about mangrove coastal forests and an idea about dendronaias thickets in ocean (like your lagoon), then "A Year of the Traveller Goose" (I mentioned it before) and an idea about bird migrations between Americas. South American forests are also covered. Oh, by the way, some time ago I proposed an idea about social cockroach - the pallaysu - in South American forests, with several commensal and parasitic species in their nests. Oh, ok! I like the idea of the cockroach. Do you have any idea for the commensal and parasites?
JOrnitho: Биолог пишет: an idea about bird migrations between Americas. Is there a chapter about it already being planned?
Биолог: JOrnitho Do you have any idea for the commensal and parasites? Cockroach idea is here: A City Under Bark It includes an ant, a mite, an opossum and a harvester (longleg), but is not full. Needs other species. Is there a chapter about it already being planned? Yes, here: A Flower-Paved Road It is about migration of a hummingbird, includes mammals, reptiles, birds, a tobacco plant, and invertebrates.
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