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List Of Fictional Birds
This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at List of fictional ducks, List of fictional penguins, and List of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of individual birds. Struthionidae, Struthioniformes (ostriches) Casuariiformes, Casuariformes (cassowaries and emu) Kiwi (bird), Apterygiformes (kiwis) Anseriformes (waterfowl) See also ''List of fictional ducks'' and ''List of fictional ducks in animation'' Galliformes (landfowl) Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) Columbidae, Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) Cuckoo, Cuculiformes (cuckoos and roadrunners) Nightjar, Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, hummingbirds, and swifts) Nyctibiidae (potoos) Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and allies) Charadriiformes (gulls, terns, auks, and waders) Gaviiformes (loons) Penguin, Sphenisciformes (penguins) See ''List of fictional penguins'' Procella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Animals
This is a list of lists of notable fictional animals. Lists by biological category *Lists of fictional invertebrates :*List of fictional arthropods (insects, arachnids and crustaceans) :*List of fictional parasites :*List of fictional worms *Lists of fictional vertebrates :*List of fictional fish :*List of fictional frogs and toads :*List of fictional reptiles ::*List of fictional crocodiles and alligators, List of fictional crocodilians ::*List of fictional dinosaurs, List of fictional dinosaurs and pterosaurs ::*List of fictional snakes ::*List of fictional turtles :*List of fictional birds ::*List of fictional birds of prey ::*List of fictional ducks ::*List of fictional penguins :*Fictional mammals ::*Fictional carnivorans :::*List of fictional bears :::*List of fictional canines (coyotes, jackals, foxes, Wolf, wolves) ::::*List of fictional dogs :::*List of fictional cats and other felines ::::*List of fictional big cats :::*List of fictional cetaceans :::*List of fictiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casuariiformes
The Casuariiformes is an order of large flightless birds that has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. They are divided into either a single family, Casuariidae, or occasionally two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae. The IOC World Bird List and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World both do not recognize Dromaiidae, placing the emu in the family Casuariidae. All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea,Clements, J (2007) but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses. Systematics and evolution The emus form a distinct branch, characterized by legs adapted for running. The total number of cassowary species described, based on minor differences in casque shape and color variations, formerly reached nine. Now, however, only three species are recognized, and most authorities only acknowledge few subspecies or none at all. The fossil record of casuariforms is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs
"The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs" is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 87 in the Perry Index, a story that also has a number of Eastern analogues. Many other stories contain geese that lay golden eggs, though certain versions change them for hens or other birds that lay golden eggs. The tale has given rise to the idiom 'killing the goose that lays the golden eggs', which refers to the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, or to an unprofitable action motivated by greed. Story and moral Avianus and Caxton tell different stories of a goose that lays a golden egg, where other versions have a hen, as in Townsend: "A cottager and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed er Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose
A goose (: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (grey geese and white geese) and '' Branta'' (black geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyptian goose, Orinoco goose) are commonly called geese, but are not considered "true geese" taxonomically. More distantly related members of the family Anatidae are swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller. The term "goose" may refer to such bird of either sex, but when paired with "gander", "goose" refers specifically to a female one ("gander" referring to a male). Young birds before fledging are called goslings. The collective noun for a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump. Etymology The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European ''*ǵʰh₂éns''. In Germanic lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Ducks In Animation
This is a List of fictional ducks in animation and is a subsidiary to the List of fictional ducks and List of fictional animals. It is limited solely to notable duck characters who appear in various animated television shows and feature-length films. Characters that appear in multiple works shall be listed with their earliest appearance solely. A B C D E F G H L M N O P Q R S T W Y Unsorted *Dáithí Lacha ("David Duck"), an Irish-speaking cartoon duck with an eponymous show on Irish television station RTÉ. * Canard Thunderbeak, Check "Grin" Hardwing, Duke L'Orange, Mallory McMallard, Nosedive Flashblade, Tanya Vanderflock, Wildwing Flashblade - The Mighty Ducks: superhero ducks from Disney's '' The Mighty Ducks'' *Everett Ducklair - A main character duck from ''PKNA'' * Flick Duck, from the TV show '' PB&J Otter'' *Stephan Vladuck/Camera 9 and Urk - minor duck characters from ''PKNA'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fictional ducks in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anseriformes
Anseriformes is an order (biology), order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, goose, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at the water surface. With the exception of screamers, males have Penis#Birds, penises, a trait that has been lost in the Neoaves, the clade consisting of all other modern birds except the galliformes and paleognaths. Due to their aquatic nature, most species are web-footed. Evolution Anseriformes are one of only two types of modern bird to be confirmed present during the Mesozoic alongside the other dinosaurs, and in fact were among the very few birds to survive their extinction, along with their cousins, the Galliformes. These two groups only occupied two ecologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloons TD 5
''Bloons Tower Defense'' (also known as ''Bloons TD'' or ''BTD'') is a series of tower defense games under the ''Bloons'' series created and produced by Ninja Kiwi. The game was initially developed as a browser game, built upon the Adobe Flash Computing platform, platform and released in mid 2007. Later games in the series expanded to support various mobile platforms, including Android (operating system), Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DSi, Microsoft Windows, Windows, Linux and MacOS. Games in the ''Bloons'' series older than ''Bloons TD 6'' are available through the Ninja Kiwi Archive on Steam. In the game, players attempt to prevent "Bloons") from reaching the end of a set course by placing towers or road items along it that can pop the bloons in a variety of ways, typically by using the power of monkeys, magic, or technology. A handful of towers can stall the bloons and give the other towers more time to pop them by freezing and gluing the bloons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloons Tower Defense
''Bloons Tower Defense'' (also known as ''Bloons TD'' or ''BTD'') is a series of tower defense games under the '' Bloons'' series created and produced by Ninja Kiwi. The game was initially developed as a browser game, built upon the Adobe Flash platform and released in mid 2007. Later games in the series expanded to support various mobile platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DSi, Windows, Linux and MacOS. Games in the ''Bloons'' series older than ''Bloons TD 6'' are available through the Ninja Kiwi Archive on Steam. In the game, players attempt to prevent "Bloons") from reaching the end of a set course by placing towers or road items along it that can pop the bloons in a variety of ways, typically by using the power of monkeys, magic, or technology. A handful of towers can stall the bloons and give the other towers more time to pop them by freezing and gluing the bloons. Money is gained by popping bloons, completing rounds, and collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Kiwi
Ninja Kiwi, previously known as Kaiparasoft Ltd, is a mobile and online video game developer founded in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006 by brothers Chris and Stephen Harris. Ninja Kiwi's first game was a browser-based game called ''Cash Sprint'', developed on the Adobe Flash Platform. Since then, they have produced more than 60 games across platforms including Adobe Flash, Android, iOS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and more recently, Steam. Their most well-known titles are the '' Bloons'' and ''Bloons Tower Defense'' games. In 2012, Ninja Kiwi purchased Digital Goldfish, a Dundee, Scotland-based developer, for an undisclosed sum. Ninja Kiwi has a virtual currency known as NK Coins; purchases of games and in-game purchases can be transacted using NK Coins. About eighteen months before its dissolution by its parent company, Mochi Media (another major gaming website) discontinued its virtual currency (Mochi Coins) and replaced it with Ninja Kiwi's virtual currency. Ninja K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy The Kiwi?
is a platform video game developed by Prope and designed by Yuji Naka. The Windows Mobile version was released in Japan in November 2009 and in North America in January 2010. That same year, versions for Wii and Nintendo DS were published by Namco Bandai Games in Japan, by Xseed Games in North America, and by Rising Star Games in Europe. The game was ported and released for iOS in October 2012 and Android in August 2013. Gameplay Concept The objective in the game is to lead the character, Ivy, a newly born bird, to her lost mother. The game is similar to '' Kirby: Canvas Curse'' because the player does not directly control the main character. In the game, Ivy is constantly moving directly right or left, unless presented with something in her way, in which case she turns around and moves the other direction. The player takes advantage of this by drawing lines to guide the chick away from danger and to the goal. The player can make ramp lines to have Ivy walk up or down, make vert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight Kiwi
The ''Goodnight Kiwi'' is an animated short which has been used to signal the end of nightly broadcasts on Television New Zealand channels. The ''Goodnight Kiwi'' features two characters: the eponymous Goodnight Kiwi (later also called TV Kiwi), and his companion, simply known as ''The Cat''. The animation was introduced in 1975 on TV2, and used on South Pacific Television between 1976 and 1980. Between 1980 and 19 October 1994, the animation was screened again on TV2. This animation returned on 6 September 2007 for use on TVNZ 6 when the channel ended transmission at midnight. TVNZ U also used the ''Goodnight Kiwi'' at midnight before overnight service. The short was animated by Sam Harvey (1923–2014), with music arrangement by Bernie Allen and sound by Gary Potts. Plot and overview Three different clips have been used through time: The first version of the clip was used when TV2 first signed off in 1975. In this version, the Kiwi was a director. The cartoon began wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiwi (bird)
Kiwi are flightless birds endemism, endemic to New Zealand of the Order (biology), order Apterygiformes. The five extant species fall into the family Apterygidae and genus ''Apteryx''. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are the smallest ratites (which also include ostriches, emus, rhea (bird), rheas, cassowary, cassowaries and the extinct elephant birds and moa). DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa with which they shared New Zealand. There are five recognised species, four of which are currently listed as Vulnerable species, vulnerable, and Little spotted kiwi, one of which is Near-threatened species, near threatened. All species have been negatively affected by historic Deforestation in New Zealand, deforestation, but their remaining habitat is well protected in large forest reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their surviva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
