Jackass
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Ass - hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the genus Equus, closely related to the horse. It is distinguished from the horse by its small size, large head, long ears, and small hooves.
The laughing jackass is rather pleasantly patterned in brown over most of its body, the wings are spotted grey-blue.
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Jackass Penguin
A small penguin from off the coast of southern Africa.
Junco
A small songbird from North America.
^ "Jackass Penguins Freed after Rehab", National Geographic's Video News, June 17, 2009
^ BirdLife International (2008). Spheniscus demersus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 Jun 2009.
The African Jackass Penguin
The African (Jackass) Penguin is a black and white patterned penguin. It is a distinctive bird with largely black upperparts and white underparts.
Local Name: Jackass
Breeding Range: Falkland Islands, Chile and Argentina
Length: 70cm.
Falklands Population: ~ 130,000 breeding pairs
World Population: ~ 1,500,000 breeding pairs ...
The jackass-hares of Mexico, &c., such as L. californicus, form a second sub-group; while these are in turn followed by the American hare (L. americanus) and its immediate relatives.
African penguins aka jackass or black-footed penguins, Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758), are the only penguin species found on the African continent.
European settlers of the American Southwest likened the long ears of black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) to donkeys' ears, and so named the animals "jackass rabbits." Mark Twain endorsed this moniker in his book Roughing It: âEÅ"...
: The African penguin is also known as the black-footed penguin and formerly as the jackass penguin. This medium-sized penguin has a robust body with black plumage on its back and white plumage with black markings on its chest and belly.
In Oregon, the greater sage-grouse hens at Jackass Creek selectively used sites with forb cover greater than typically found there and similar to that generally available to broods at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
Kookaburra - The Laughing Jackass ... Laughing Kookaburra (Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge) ... Blue-winged Kookaburra (Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge) ... Kookaburra (Photos - Birding Forum) ...
Penguin, African aka Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus Found: Africa (southern)
Photographed by: 1, 5, 7, 8) Dick Daniels in South Africa 2, 4, 6) Sandy Cole near Cape Town, South Africa
3) David Peta in South Africa ...
Kookaburras, known as the Laughing Jackasses of Australia, are from the family Kingfishers. Similar to other kingfishers, Kookaburras have a stout and compact body, short neck, rather long and pointed bill and short legs.
Blue morwong or Porae, Nemadactylus douglasii
Nemadactylus gayi
Jackass morwong or Tarakihi, Nemadactylus macropterus
St. Paul's fingerfin, Nemadactylus monodactylus
Sea carp or Queen snapper, Nemadactylus valenciennesi
Nemadactylus vemae ...
Several breeds have figured in the production of the mule. A male ass is called a jack or jackass; a female , a jennet or Jenny . The proverbial stupidity, obstinacy, and patience of the ass have been much expressed in tolerantly humorous stories .
Africa Bird Guide Information: Historically most southern African guano has been produced by three species, the Jackass Penguin, the Cape Gannet, and the Cape Cormorant.
Jackrabbits were named for their ears, which initially caused some people to refer to them as "jackass rabbits." The writer Mark Twain brought this name to fame by using it in his book of western adventure, Roughing It.
Also known as:
Allen's Hare, Allen's Jackrabbit, Wandering Jackrabbit, Blanket Jack, Saddle Jack, Mexican Jackrabbit, Burro Jack, Jackass Rabbit
Sexual Dimorphism:
None ...
humboldti found further north off the coasts of northern Chile and Peru except the Humboldt Penguin has a larger pink area at the base of the bill. It looks even more like the Jackass Penguin S.
Most species of penguin lay a clutch of two eggs, which are white or greenish in color. Incubation periods vary according to species. King penguin eggs require more than 50 days of incubation before hatching, whereas jackass eggs hatch in 32 to 36 ...
The Kookaburra can then regurgitate food and store it in the nest for future meals. The laughing kookaburra, also known as the laughing jackass, is the largest member of the kingfisher family.
However, those African Penguins who have chicks to feed, will rarely go that far, catching food closer to the shore, and as quickly as possible. The African Penguin is also known as the Jackass penguin, ...
 See also: Penguin, Kingfish, Jackass penguin, Kingfisher, Kookaburra
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