Chapter 1268: parrot

Mahogany and Amazon cedar can be used as high-quality wood. The main wild animals are jaguars, manatees, tapirs, red deer, capybaras, and many rodents. There are also many kinds of monkeys. They are called "the world's animal and plant kingdom", and because they occupy half of the global rainforest, they are Called "the lungs of the earth". The biodiversity of this rainforest is quite outstanding, gathering 2.5 million species of insects, tens of thousands of species of plants and about 2,000 species of birds and mammals, living one-fifth of the total number of birds in the world.
Some experts estimate that there are more than 75,000 species of trees and 150,000 species of higher plants per square kilometer, including 90,000 tons of plant biomass. Scientists point out that there are about 96,660 to 128,843 species of invertebrates in Brazil alone. The plant species of the Amazon rainforest is the most diverse in the world. Experts estimate that 1 square kilometer may contain more than 75,000 trees and 150,000 advanced plants, and 1 square kilometer may contain 90,790 metric tons of living plants.
The Amazon rainforest is the largest animal and plant habitat in the world. One in five birds in the world live in the Amazon rainforest. Currently, about 438,000 species of economically and socially beneficial plants are found in the Amazon rainforest, and there are more to be discovered and classified.
The Amazon Rainforest is a veritable kingdom of animals and plants. There are still scientists and explorers from many countries who like to go to the Amazon rainforest to study and explore.
Zhao Zhongyao also knows the Amazon rain forest better. However, for Feifei and Tiantian, naturally they don't know much about this Amazon rain forest.
Now Zhao Zhongyao told the two children about the Amazon rainforest. After the two children listened, they were both yearning for this place and a little scared.
At this moment, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and asked, "Dad, you said that there are many kinds of strange animals in the Amazon rainforest, so what do you think is the most amazing animal."
Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said: "Among the many animals in the Amazon rainforest, there are two animals, which may be the most amazing. One is the macaw in the Amazon rainforest. This is a very amazing bird. There is also one. The species is a very terrifying boa constrictor-an anaconda. This large snake is the largest known snake in the world. The famous science fiction thriller movie "The Anaconda" is an animal based on the boa constrictor filmed in Amazon. Horror movies. These two animals can be said to be very special animals unique to the Amazon."
After listening to what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei was already very interested in these two animals. So, I heard Feifei say: "Dad, can you tell me some stories about macaws and anacondas in detail."
After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao smiled and said, "Okay, let me tell you some stories about macaws and anacondas!"
Macaws are produced in tropical America. They are the most beautiful and colorful parrots, and they are also the largest parrots. They are large climbing birds. There are 17 species in 6 genera. With paired toes, each foot has 4 toes, 2 fronts and 2 backs. This parrot has a long tail and a large sickle-like beak that can only be compared to cockatoos. It feeds on fruits and eats a lot. The powerful beak can peck the nuts and out the pulp with the tongue. The face has no feathers and turns red when excited. Both sexes look similar.
It is a tropical American bird whose native place is forest, especially the rain forests of Mexico and Central and South America. The recipe is made up of many fruits and flowers, and the appetite is large. Nest in trees and cliffs on the banks of the river. It is easier to accept human training, and can get along with other kinds of parrots, but also bites other animals and strangers. The life span is 65 years. Some species can learn to imitate speaking with a soft voice. But in many cases it will scream like a wild parrot.
Macaws are social birds that like to move in pairs. They often gather in small groups of 10 to 30. During the breeding period, more than 40 family members can be seen to move together. Macaws are very smart. They call loudly, quack, and quack screams echoing through the forest canopy. Communicate in the group by vocalizing, mark the territory and identify each other. Some species can even imitate human speech. The cluster sleeps in the woods at night and can fly long distances in the morning, feeding on fruits, nuts, insects and snails.
It is easier to accept human training, and can get along with other kinds of parrots, but also bites other animals and strangers. Some can live to 80 years old. Will imitate the gentle voice of people, but in most cases will scream like a wild parrot. Macaws are also called Hercules, mainly because of their powerful pecking.
In the Amazon forest, there are many palm trees bearing huge fruits. The seed coats of these fruits are usually extremely hard, and it is difficult for people to break it easily with a hammer. However, macaws can easily open the skins of the fruits with a peck and eat them. Seed inside.
Mainly eat figs, palm tree fruits and other fruits, berries, seeds, stone fruits, vegetables and other foods. In addition to its beauty, huge appearance, and great power, the macaw has another skill, that is, it is not poisonous, which stems from the soil it eats.
Macaw’s diet consists of many fruits and flowers, including many poisonous species, but macaws are not poisonous. Pecking at the soil on the rock wall, this is because after eating immature or toxic fruits, the behavior appears in order to neutralize the toxicity.
The soil they eat contains special minerals that make them poisonous. Macaws are very timid and fly when they see people. Macaws in the wild usually feed on fruits, seeds and nuts.
The most attractive skill of the macaw is undoubtedly its ability to imitate human words. Although their calls are harsh and noisy, very harsh, and not melodious, they can imitate human voices and the calls of other birds very well under artificial domestication. Their "ventilatory skills" are indeed very outstanding among birds.
When you approach a trained parrot, it will promptly say: "Hello!" When you feed it, it will also say "Thank you!". In addition to human language, it can also learn the sound of trumpets in brass, the whistle of trains, and imitate the barking of dogs and other birds.
It is said that the owner of a macaw is addicted to alcohol. After being drunk, he sometimes uttered vague words to the macaw on the rack. Over time, this macaw also learned these "drunken talks", and often suddenly said these "drunken talks" in front of the guests, making everyone inexplicable and laughing.
Among the birds, there are some species that are good at imitating human speech and other calls, such as myna and mynah, but they are not as articulate, lively and cute as macaws. Therefore, if they are said to be the "smart words" champion among birds, they are definitely well-deserved.
Legend has it that when white Europeans invaded South America, a soldier shot a pair of macaws. One of them fell to the ground and the other flew away. After a while, just as the soldier was carrying the prey and was complacent, the disappearing macaw suddenly fell from the sky, first pecked the shooter's eyes, and then twisted the double-barreled shotgun on the ground into "iron twists" with his mouth. This legend is inevitably a bit exaggerated, but the macaw does have a lot of strength.
Zhao Zhongyao told Feifei and Tiantian some knowledge about macaws. After the two children listened to it, they were also very interested in this amazing bird, and they wanted to have a look. It is best to catch a macaw and keep it at home.
Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, "Dad, if we travel to the Amazon this time, we must catch a wild macaw. Then I will teach it to speak at home and train him to be One of the smartest parrots about acting imitating human words."
But every day is very friendly to wild animals. After hearing Feifei's words, she glared at him and said, "Brother, you can't do this. Wild animals are protected animals. If you catch wild animals, it is illegal."
After hearing what Tiantian said, Feifei said nonchalantly: "Sister, what are you talking about! Then the Amazon rainforest has grown bigger, and there are more wild animals in it. There are more than 2,000 species of light birds. Light. There are 17 species of this kind of macaw, you say, I just caught a macaw, is it really nothing!"
"No, I don't allow you to catch macaws." Every day I watch Feifei must catch macaws, she is not happy.
When Zhao Zhongyao saw that his daughter was upset, he felt a little ridiculous when he looked angry with his small mouth. So he looked at his daughter and smiled and said, "Every day, what are you talking about! We are still at home now! Don’t worry if we haven’t arrived in the Amazon rainforest. I think your brother will just talk about it, because He can't catch macaws at all. This kind of bird is very ferocious, not that you can catch it if you want."
After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said every day, I was relieved. After all, she also heard her father say. This kind of macaw is also very fierce. If you want to catch them, if you don't have professional tools, it will be difficult to catch them.
But Feifei is also a very determined and persistent guy. He listened to his father's words and said seriously: "I must catch a macaw this time. Even if I can't catch an adult macaw, I will catch a young macaw. Anyway. , I must catch a beautiful macaw this time."
Hearing Feifei’s words every day, he looked at Feifei with a mocking look and said: "Brother, I think you are dreaming. You can't catch a macaw at all. Let alone an adult macaw, even a young one. Parrot, you can't catch it either."
"Hmph, let's just wait and see, you can see if I can catch it then." Feifei still glared at his sister unconvinced. The two children quarreled because of this little incident.
At this time, Zhao Zhongyao looked at the two children and said, "Okay, this time we are going to the Amazon rainforest. We are not hunting. We are looking for the remains of the Mayan civilization. Then, we will find the fourth alien flying saucer. Don’t forget the main purpose of our trip to South America this time. We are not hunting wild animals."
After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, the two children stopped talking. It's just that Feifei thought of the anaconda thing that Zhao Zhongyao just said. He just wanted to know something about this big snake. Now he doesn't want to worry about macaws.
Thinking of this, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said: "Dad, now we don't talk about macaws, let's talk about Omori Anaconda!"
As soon as Feifei said this, Tiantian immediately watched Feifei jokingly and said, "Brother, or else, don't catch the macaw, you go and catch an anaconda! I agree with you to catch an anaconda."
Fei Fei smiled after hearing what her sister said, "Haha, sister, how generous are you now? Didn't you say that you can't catch wild animals! This forest anaconda is also a wild animal, and it is also a national protected animal! If I catch it? As for the anaconda, isn't that also an illegal act!"
Hearing Feifei’s words every day, he also smiled and said,
Although the forest anaconda is also a wild animal, it is also a national protected animal. But I don’t like it. You can catch it as you want! Anyway, I don’t want you to catch King Kong. parrot."
Feifei looked at Tiantian and smiled again: "Haha, sister. I think you are purely a fake animal protector. On the surface, you want to protect animals. In fact, you just protect the animals you like. . You don’t want to protect animals you don’t like. You say if you are a fake animal protector."
"You--what are you talking about! I'm a real animal protector. It's just that I don't like big snakes very much. So, I don't want to protect them! In fact, besides big snakes, I still like nature. There are many kinds of wild animals." Hearing Feifei's words, Tiantian said while watching Feifei again.
"Haha, stop talking about you two, we are going to the Amazon rainforest this time. We are looking for the remains of the Mayan civilization. As for other things, we will not do it for the time being. Especially about this wild animal. We don’t care about them either. Whether it’s animals that are beneficial to humans or harmful to humans, we don’t provoke them. Let them survive and run in the natural environment." Zhao Zhongyao listened twice. As for a child, he said in a lesson tone.
After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei nodded and said, "Dad, I know, I won't catch any wild animals, I'm just joking with my sister!"
Hearing Feifei’s words every day, she smiled again. She also looked at Feifei and said with a smile: "Brother, I knew you were joking with me. Have you been a very kind guy since you were a kid! How can you be? Go catch wild animals! I believe my brother will do what he says, and will not catch wild animals."