Why Birds Parrots Can Imitate Human Voice?

Have you ever wondered why parrots can imitate human speech well? Well, want to know, parrots can talk like a human being as a parrot uses its tongue to produce a sound like the vowel letters, as well as us, humans.

In humans, the sound generated from the larynx (larynx) and can be changed according to the movement of the tongue in the mouth. Things like this that help us to pronounce vowels and consonants even though the letter was complicated.

Up to now, not a few researchers believe, parrots as well as the other birds, produce and varying the sound by using the larynx and syrinx without using his tongue at all. Apparently, parrots tongue moves forward and backward when talking.

It is then intriguing Gabriel Beckers and colleagues from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, interested to observe whether this movement was instrumental in the smart parrots imitate human speech.

The researchers tried to do research on a number of parrots. Syrinx of birds and then replaced a very small electronic speaker. When the amplifier out the sound, a hook to move the bird's tongue.


The researchers found, the movement of the tongue is less than a millimeter will make a big difference related to the quality of vocal sound is expelled parrots.

Continue perbedaannyaya how big? The difference is, says Beckers, greater than the difference between the letter 'a' and 'o' the man said.

Thus, according to Beckers, parrots ability to play his tongue utter vowel letters may be a copycat bird driven talent.

Horned Snakes Found in Tanzania

New species of horned viper and found in the area of ​​Tanzania. Type of snake was named Atheris matildae found Tim Davenport, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the team through the expedition to the region.

Atheris matildae known to be close relatives of Atheris cerathopora, horned serpents and venomous species which are found in the woods. Scientists predict that the horned snake Matilda separated into a new species from 2.2 million years ago.

One of the horned snake horned Matilda with jungle snake is bigger in size, about 64.3 cm. Another difference is the different colors, yellow and black alloys, as well as the typical pattern of scales on the head.

Davenport said Atheris matildae habitat is very limited, only an area of ​​100 sq km and has been degraded. Davenport said that the species should be included in the category of "Endangered" in the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Found in Tanzania, the specific location of the discovery of this snake species remain confidential. Is assembled with the magnitude of the threat to the survival of the species. Snakes with eksotismenya often hunted for their skin or used as pets.

"Global wildlife trade is enormous, and the significance of the illegal trade in amphibians and reptiles are wild, to pets. Snakes are very popular and growing interest in new types of snakes are high," said Davenport just as quoted by Mongabay on Thursday (15/12 / 2011).

To maintain the continuity of the horned snake species Matilda, now scientists are taking 4 males, 5 females and 2 pups from Atheris matildae to bred. The effort is expected to be guaranteed the existence of horned snakes Matilda.

"We plan to provide the first dozen of this snake for free in order to give supply to the captive market of this new species. Aim to prevent the collection of wild catches, lower prices and encourage responsible breeding by experts from various countries who most want it," said Davenport .

2-Headed Turtle Turtle This World's Smallest

Headed Turtles 2 is the Smallest in the World - A lot of things that are sometimes very mysterious in the world. Including a small turtle with two heads are believed to be the smallest in the world. Like what?


Venice Beach Freakshow show host in Los Angeles Todd Ray arrival of a new animal with the smallest size. This creature is a turtle who was six months old and has a size of a nickel.

Two heads, one head of this turtle named 'Teeny' and another named 'Tiny' and Ray considers this amazing tortoise because he believes this to be the smallest animal in the world, as quoted HuffPost.

Apparently there Horned Whale

Narwhal (monodon monoceros) is the name of one of the most whales are not known to man. The name "narwhal" is derived from the Old Norse language which means "corpse whale". The name was given because of habit who sometimes swam motionless on the sea surface with the position of the stomach is facing up and his reply spotty color-gray spots like the sailor who drowned.

They are known to live only in the waters of the Arctic, specifically in the Arctic Ocean. Narwhal is a toothed whale-consuming and includes carnivorous marine animals such as fish, shrimp, or squid

The mysterious spiral narwhal horn was functioning as a giant sensor to help determine the quality of water and to "smell" other narwhal.


Horn of the narwhal whale which can reach 2.4 meters in length it has long been a puzzle the naturalist and hunter. A description of the function was often subject to dispute, so Dr.. Martin Nweeia, a researcher at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

According Nweeia, the horn seems to have a hydrodynamic sensing capabilities. He expresses this in prsentasi at the Conference on Marine Mammal Biology in San Diego.

Narwhal (monodon monoceros) is a type of whale, including very rare. Body length is up to 4 to 4.5 meters, and mostly found in the ocean waters around the Canadian Arctic, but sometimes also seen further east to Russia.

Nweeia team discovered that the narwhal horn similar to the membrane with a surface that is very sensitive. There are approximately 10 million nerve that connects to the surface of the horn, in order to detect changes in temperature, pressure, and water salinity.

"There is nothing comparable with it in nature and nothing is more unique than the narwhal horn in terms of shape, appearance, and function.

Each whale narwhal (monodon monoceros) also use sound to communicate with each other like dolphins or other whales. In fact, each of which is likely to have a unique sound that also shows his identity.

Scientists have long known that marine mammals use sound signals to communicate with each other in the water. Recent research even suggests that the whales have dialects.

However, not much research to learn the identity of sounds like a narwhal whales diguankan. The researchers believe the narwhal whales use sound to identify each other and differ from one individual to individual.

It is the scientists concluded after studying the sounds of three tails narwhal in Admiralty Bay on Baffin Island, Canada. They use electronic recorders attached to the body of the giant mammals.

"For the first time, we can actually follow the animals whenever they speak and wherever they move," said Ari Shapiro of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Although one of the recorder is missing, the remaining two have shown that different forms of noise, a whistling sound and beats. Shapiro suggests that both types of voice signal is not used to exchange information about food sources, but simply indicate the identity of individuals in social communication.

What do narwhal whales like bottle nose dolphins that also whistling noises to communicate. Although the data regarding communication between the narwhal whale is still minimal, the scientists believe it has very sensitive hearing as well as other whales.

They regularly migrate thousands of miles and in groups. So with different voices, each one can distinguish the individual in the group or other groups. The results of this study was published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America September 2006 issue.

Two-Headed Cat Breaks World Record

A cat with two heads in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (U.S.) named 'Frankenlouie' straight into the Guinness Book of World Records.

These cats are cats Janus entered the record, the name derived from the two-faced Roman god names yangberumur long. "These animals are very fascinating. Maybe we will not see this kind of animal again our lifetime, "said Todd Ray of Venice Beach Freakshow with a lot of strange animals.

I often see a two-headed animals are only able to survive for several weeks yet know the animals have been the 12th birthday to make it very special, he added.

According to the owner, as reported by journalist Nancy Sheehan, he found the cat is now working at Tufts Veterinary School. "He was very unique but very weak and the vet said not to expect much. However, he is getting stronger every day until the 12th birthday on September 8, "he quoted are like HuffPost.

Two-Headed Cow Born in Malang, Indonesia

Malang: Bedali Villagers, District Lawang, Malang regency, East Java, digegerkan with the birth of a calf with two heads.

According to Aaron, the owner of the cow, there's nothing unusual for cows to maintain - the parent of a two-headed cow. But he was shocked at the sight of a cow that was born was to have one body and two heads.

The presence of two-headed cow the villagers directly to stir. They flock to the house of Aaron to see first hand the cow.

Aaron plans to continue to maintain the two-headed cow. He will not even offered to sell at high prices. Because after years of farming, only this time he's got a cow like that.

Giant Naga serpent in Borneo

ommunity of West Kutai (Kubar), especially the Mahakam Ulu, digemparkan emergence of a pair of giant snakes of the drum or about 60 centimeters in diameter with a length of about 40 meters. Giant snake was seen swerving on the surface of the water in the cascade Haloq, Kampung Tuyoq Long, Long Pahangai District.
Giant snake that crossed the river was believed to be the Dayak community as a dragon. Based on information compiled Tribune, the actual appearance of the dragon event occurred on Friday (29/1/2010).
At that time a longboat departs from Long Bagun to Long Pahangai. Longboat arrived during the day in the village of Long Tuyuq, Haloq cascade upstream. That's when the motorist and passengers longboat to see a pair of giant snakes across the surface of the Mahakam River in the opposite direction.
So find a pair of dragon pass, longboat pulled the motor directly to the river for fear of being victimized. "It turns out that the dragons go on and do not feel disturbed by the presence of longboat," said Dodik, who heard the story of his family in the Mahakam Ulu.
After that, the motor and a direct passengers to take pictures using camera phones because they think it's a rare moment. In the region of the giant snake Kubar own photo spread and society has become excited.
According to a resident of Kampung Lutan, District Long The relationship, in fact there are two dragons that look. One male dragon type because it is believed there are two horns on his head and a female dragon because no horns. Both the animal has four legs, a black color with a length of about 40 meters and a diameter of about 60 centimeters of the body.
He added that earlier in the Long Tuyoq there is even a citizen and his son who was hunting pigs to see the giant snake. Shock, the boy could not even speak until now.
According to local belief, the appearance of a dragon for the Dayak is an harbinger, the notice will be accompanied by heavy rain flooding that occurred three days after the appearance of a giant snake. It is more convincing because since Monday (1/2/2010) to Wednesday (3/2/2010), Mahakam River overflowed and caused flooding that hit several districts along the Mahakam River, of which Long Bagun, Laham, Long The relationship, Long Iram, Tering, Melak, Muara Pahu, Penyinggahan, and Mook Bulatn Manaar.
Difficult access
Long Tuyoq village located in the District of Long Pahangai. Has an area of ​​126.95 square kilometers and inhabited by a majority of the Dayak Bahau Busang. They lived along the Mahakam River in the eyes of the search as rain-fed farmers, rubber, vanilla, hunting, and traditional gold miners.
Long Tuyoq a remote area so access is quite difficult to get there. From Samarinda if using small aircraft DAS, it takes 1 hour to the Datah strings. After that it should proceed with ketinting downstream Mahakam River, takes about 2 hours. If using a longboat takes 1 hour.
Meanwhile, if using a motor boat (water taxi) from Samarinda to Long Bagun takes two days. Of Long Bagun followed by a speedboat, the tariff is Rp 500,000 per person, while the longboat Rp 400,000 per person.
It took 12 hours from Long Bagun up in Long Tuyoq. Pathways through which the river is full of challenges and risks of having to deal with a cascade-cascade malignancy that exist along the Mahakam River. Cascade is the most virulent known length of the cascade and cascade shrimp, there are rocks, sharp and whirlpools are ready to swallow the boat if not careful passing. On both sides of the Mahakam River to the village of Long Tuyoq overgrown with large trees the size of a buffalo's body.
33 meter snake
Earlier, in February 2009, Metro also make a scene when the world appears an aerial photograph that shows a giant snake passing by in a river in Sarawak, Malaysia. The giant snake swimming in the river Baleh, Sibu, Sarawak, northern Borneo.
A photo of a giant snake seen swimming melenggak-swing at a tropical river surrounded by forest peat. Black snake was very big, almost meets the river located in the middle of a lush swamp forest. Water lapped at the left of right. Reportedly, the photo was taken from a helicopter, February 11, 2009.
Photos that are being debated. Borneo does have giant snakes. However, during this large snake is a kind of newly discovered or python or python snake called the Borneo fields, a dozen feet in length.
However, the snake is seen in the photographs and circulated widely on the internet, including Youtube, it is much longer and larger than the findings of python. Estimated length of 100 feet or about 33 meters.
Pictures were taken by team members who then flood the area published by the Messenger of Sarawak, a local newspaper. New Straits Times in Kuala Lumpur, also load the image, which is then released by The Telegraph, UK.
There is also no picture to believe it and consider it purely engineering. That's because it's too far shooting the snake. True or not, the photo was made public in Sarawak, particularly Sibu, frightened because the river is the lifeblood of this community for transportation.
Based on the legend that lived in the local community, it is believed about the existence of large snakes in the area named Nabau. According to belief, Nabau a snake with a length of 80 meters with a dragon head and seven nostrils. Villagers living in Borneo believe the Baleh River is a mystical creature. In addition, the community is often seen big snakes in the region.
Well, if the picture is genuine, whether it's a snake that looks kind of python or anaconda? Until now it has not found any anacondas in Borneo.
Record for the longest snake today is the anaconda (Eunectes) from Amazon. Anaconda is the boa family. The latest long anaconda found was 50 feet, but scientists believe there is a 80 foot long anaconda, even 100 feet of the snake skin findings by British scientists on an expedition in 1992. In the anaconda family, according to environmental website Mongabay, the largest is the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). Length is 43 meters.
Piton Asia is the second longest snake. Asiatic reticulated python Scientists call (Python reticulatus). Longest pythons are found in Kalimantan area 33 feet in length and is the world record for the longest python today. The scientists believe the long python can reach 50 feet or 15 meters.
The difference is more slender and expert anaconda swim. While python is more plump and just like the humidity, not in water. Anaconda bite their prey to death before swallowing, while pythons prey using its power to bind up his bones broken or does not move anymore, then swallowed whole.
Beginning in February last year, the scientists also discovered fossils of a snake weighing a small car. The snake that could swallow an animal the size expected cow. Along the 45 foot monster named Titanoboa is very large and live by eating crocodiles and giant turtles. Weighed 1.25 tons. He used to creep around the tropical forests of South America 60 years ago. (Alex Pardede / tribunkaltim print)

Woooooow, Bull Horn 2 Meter Got It

QUEENSLAND - A bull of the Texas Longhorn, will likely break the record as the longest bull by the horns in the world. Texas bull's horns of a very long and reaches two meters.

JR horns measuring two meters seemed still to develop into an even longer, given his age as young as seven years. However, JR is not coming from the United States (USA), JR is the animals that were treated in a special breeding Texas Longhorn bull in Australia.

JR treat livestock in Queensland, Australia, and has land which covers 1100 hectares. JR has been entered in the Guinness World Record, and given the nickname Shadow Jubilee.

Owner JR, Michael Bethel and his wife, Lynda, was maintaining Longhorn bull 14 years ago.

"JR was always happy and in good shape. We do not give special treatment, we just let him eat the grass with a kangaroo. He was seven years old and still going to grow. Bull Longhorn generally can last up to 20 years old and still going elongated horns, "Michael said as quoted by the Daily Mail, Wednesday (02/15/2012).

Because JR, Michael's farm was visited by the tourists. The tourists who visit the farm are welcome to ride horse-drawn carriage that will be circling the meadow where the bulls were.