Though, the'll settle for Podling brain juice if that's all they can find. Skeksis love the brain juice.
November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...
You guys crack me up. Thought I read another post referencing the Skeksis. Nerd alert: when I first started playing WarCraft Online I *knew* I heard "skettis" in reference to bird people somewhere before. Ahhh the memories.
Aw yeah! Feeling the Hensonian luv! This is why I enjoy hanging out here. I can get my nerd on and not feel self-conscious! :-D
*gallops off on Landstrider into the triple sunset...*
--TwoDragons
November 29, 2008
Anonymous said...
The Andean condor is just slightly larger than the California condor. The Calif condor has a 9 1/2 foot wingspan versus 10 for the Andean and weighs in at up to 31 pounds while the Andean weighs up to 33 pounds. The female Andean condor can be smaller than its Californian cousin and is visually different than her male counterpart, unlike the California species in which both the males and females look exactly the same.
anyone up for some air burial? I had no idea that some cultures disposed of their bodies in this way.
December 07, 2008
The Andean Condor is second only to the California Condor in the weight and size category for New World birds. A full-sized male stands around 4 feet tall, has a wingspan of almost 10 feet, and weighs 20 - 30 lbs. Interestingly enough, it is vultures in the Old World that top the list of largest birds. There must be something to carrion-dining that allows for large sizes.
The Andean Condor, like other New World vultures, are more closely related to storks than they are to Old World vultures, who are related to birds of prey. Also, whereas their African and European cousins tend to rely on eyesight (look into those eyes) to find their food, the New World vultures tend to rely on smell.
The Andean is something of a super commuter. They'll travel upwards of 150 miles a day in search of fetid carcasses. But these birds do it with class; they've got the whole 'black cape with snowy cowl' thing going on, not to mention the comb and waddle. Fancy, uppity bird.
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Close this window Jump to comment form"They'll travel upwards of 150 miles a day in search of fetid carcasses."
But he'll go twice as far for Gelfling essence...
--Twodragons
November 26, 2008
Though, the'll settle for Podling brain juice if that's all they can find. Skeksis love the brain juice.
November 26, 2008
You guys crack me up. Thought I read another post referencing the Skeksis. Nerd alert: when I first started playing WarCraft Online I *knew* I heard "skettis" in reference to bird people somewhere before. Ahhh the memories.
This is a cute guy but vultures are prettier.
November 26, 2008
ohhh Skeksis. <3
November 26, 2008
Note to self: Never die in the Andes.
November 26, 2008
I feel both relieved and a little uneasy that I'm not the only person who immediately thought "skeksis" when I saw this thing.
November 26, 2008
"Mine... MINE! I am still... aliiiiiiive!" *crumbles into dust*
November 27, 2008
Aw yeah! Feeling the Hensonian luv! This is why I enjoy hanging out here. I can get my nerd on and not feel self-conscious! :-D
*gallops off on Landstrider into the triple sunset...*
--TwoDragons
November 29, 2008
The Andean condor is just slightly larger than the California condor. The Calif condor has a 9 1/2 foot wingspan versus 10 for the Andean and weighs in at up to 31 pounds while the Andean weighs up to 33 pounds. The female Andean condor can be smaller than its Californian cousin and is visually different than her male counterpart, unlike the California species in which both the males and females look exactly the same.
December 03, 2008
Thanks for the info, Yadira.
December 06, 2008
anyone up for some air burial? I had no idea that some cultures disposed of their bodies in this way.
December 07, 2008