Chicken Head Tracking - Smarter Every Day
AdultsAnimalsScienceTechnologyChickens have a great ability to keep their heads stable. Our bodies use a gyro-like mechanism in our ears which has 3 mutually orthogonal inertial measurement devices. Modern motion processors use something called an Inertial Measurment Unit (IMU). These devices provide movement data which can be used to compensate for the movement. Chickens apparently have the same type mechanism only with a higher update rate.
Amazing Avian Evolution
AdultsAnimalsNaturePhotography...All 39 species of New Guinea's spectacular birds of paradise have now been captured on film by renowned photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes.
Bird listening to Ray Charles.
AdultsAnimalsMusicEntertainmentFrosty the cockatoo dancing to Ray Charles
The kakapo : A rare Bird
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment...The kakapo is a large, flightless parrot from New Zealand and one of the rarest birds of all, with only 124 individuals alive today. The main reason for its decline is predation by introduced mammals, particularly feral cats.
JoJo & Buddy
AdultsAnimalsRelationshipsPetsJoJo the Indian Ringneck and Buddy the Quaker Parrot have a little thing going on
First underwater panoramas in Google Maps
AdultsAnimalsNatureTechnology...We've added the very first underwater panoramic images to Google Maps, the next step in our quest to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate and usable map of the world. With these vibrant and stunning photos you don't have to be a scuba diver-or even know how to swim-to explore and experience six of the ocean's most incredible living coral reefs. Now, anyone can become the next virtual Jacques Cousteau and dive with sea turtles, fish and manta rays in Australia and Hawaii. Check it out
The amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw!
AdultsAnimalsMusicNatureEnjoy this eye-brow raising/ jaw dropping/ Holy cow video about a bird named "Superb Lyrebird". The "Superb" adjective comes from its amazing ability to mimic natural and un-natural sounds. These sounds include other bird's songs, camera shutter sounds, car alarm, and chain-saw!