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Akhekh - A creature from Egyptian mythology with the body of an oryx and the wings and snout of a bird. Allocamelus – A Heraldic creature that has the head of a donkey and the body of a camel. Bai Ze – A creature from Chinese mythology with the head of a human and the body of a cow with six horns and nine eyes.
Feral pigeons are widely considered pests, and can be reservoirs and vectors of some human and livestock diseases, such as salmonellosis and tuberculosis. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] However, it is rare that a pigeon will transmit a disease to humans due to their immune system. [ 21 ]
Kinari – Beautiful, slender and androgynous creatures with bird wings from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Mandurugo – (Filipino) Harpy-like vampires with the body of birds of prey and the faces of beautiful women; Manananggal – A self-segmenting humanoid which preys on humans in Philippine folklore.
They are benevolent half-human, half-bird creatures who watch over humanity. Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings.
Flea bites in humans. Fleas feed on a wide variety of warm-blooded vertebrates including dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, ferrets, rats, mice, birds, and sometimes humans. Fleas normally specialise in one host species or group of species, but can often feed but not reproduce on other species.
The North American kangaroo rat, Australian hopping mouse, and North African and Asian jerboa have developed convergent adaptations for hot desert environments; these include a small rounded body shape with large hind legs and long thin tails, a characteristic bipedal hop, and nocturnal, burrowing and seed-eating behaviours. These rodent groups ...
The wings are filled with blood vessels, and lose body heat when extended. At rest, they may wrap their wings around themselves to trap a layer of warm air. Smaller bats generally have a higher metabolic rate than larger bats, and so need to consume more food in order to maintain homeothermy. [114]
Rat king found in 1895 in Dellfeld, Germany, now in the Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg, France. A rat king is a collection of rats or mice whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material like hair, a sticky substance such as sap or gum, or the tails being tied together.