Which bird holds the record for the deepest dive? Detailed answer

Free technical library

BIG ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Free library / Directory / Big encyclopedia for children and adults

Which bird holds the record for the deepest dive? Detailed answer

Big encyclopedia for children and adults

Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education

Comments on the article

Did you know?

Which bird holds the record for the deepest dive?

Of the birds, the king penguin dives the deepest. In search of food, it dives to a depth of 300 meters or more.

The greatest diver among flying birds is the loon, capable of diving to a depth of 80 meters.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

Random interesting fact from the Great Encyclopedia:

What do Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit and the Easter Bunny have in common?

The fact that they are not rabbits, but hares.

Bugs Bunny and Brer Rabbit are both derived from North American hares - long-eared and big-footed.

Bugs Bunny, who won an Oscar in 1958 for The Noble Knight, made his screen debut in 1938's Porky's Hare Hunt. Mel Blanc - the voice of Bugs Bunny - couldn't stand carrots, yet the actor was forced to chew carrots during the dubbing, as no other vegetable gave the desired crunch.

The origin of Brer Rabbit goes back to the oral folklore of African-American slaves: stories of a hare that has always been more cunning than a fox. Robert Roosevelt, uncle of President Theodore and friend of Oscar Wilde, was the first to write down these stories, but it wasn't until 1879 that Joel Chandler Harris' rewrite of Uncle Remus' Tales became a national American classic.

The insufferably cute Easter bunny is another invention of modern Americans, the commercial sanitation of the hare as a symbol of fertility/rebirth/moon. In Saxon culture, the hare was considered a sacred animal associated with Estra, the goddess of spring, hence the English word Easter.

Few animals have so many mythological associations. From Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to India, Africa, China and Western Europe, hares have been portrayed as sacred, vicious, wise, mischievous, quick-witted and, almost always, sexy.

Perhaps this is due to the hare's nimbleness: the hare is able to run at a speed of 77 km / h and jump up to 2,5 m. Or maybe it's all about the amazing fertility of these animals, because one hare can give birth to up to 42 rabbits per year . Pliny the Elder believed that if you eat a hare, you can become sexually attractive for at least nine days.

Hares and rabbits are not rodents, but lagomorphs (the word comes from the Greek lagomorph, which means "hare-shaped"). One of the features of lagomorphs is that they can close their nostrils and willingly eat their own feces.

They do this for the same reason that cows chew their cud - to get the most nutrition and energy out of their food. However, unlike cows, hares do not need to stand in one place for hours, monotonously working their jaws.

The well-known ritual of "hare boxing" is not a competition between males for dominant status, but a female hare fighting off unwanted suitors.

Test your knowledge! Did you know...

▪ How do our teeth grow?

▪ What is the name of the capital of Brazil?

▪ What metal can get plague?

See other articles Section Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education.

Read and write useful comments on this article.

<< Back

Latest news of science and technology, new electronics:

Machine for thinning flowers in gardens 02.05.2024

In modern agriculture, technological progress is developing aimed at increasing the efficiency of plant care processes. The innovative Florix flower thinning machine was presented in Italy, designed to optimize the harvesting stage. This tool is equipped with mobile arms, allowing it to be easily adapted to the needs of the garden. The operator can adjust the speed of the thin wires by controlling them from the tractor cab using a joystick. This approach significantly increases the efficiency of the flower thinning process, providing the possibility of individual adjustment to the specific conditions of the garden, as well as the variety and type of fruit grown in it. After testing the Florix machine for two years on various types of fruit, the results were very encouraging. Farmers such as Filiberto Montanari, who has used a Florix machine for several years, have reported a significant reduction in the time and labor required to thin flowers. ... >>

Advanced Infrared Microscope 02.05.2024

Microscopes play an important role in scientific research, allowing scientists to delve into structures and processes invisible to the eye. However, various microscopy methods have their limitations, and among them was the limitation of resolution when using the infrared range. But the latest achievements of Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo open up new prospects for studying the microworld. Scientists from the University of Tokyo have unveiled a new microscope that will revolutionize the capabilities of infrared microscopy. This advanced instrument allows you to see the internal structures of living bacteria with amazing clarity on the nanometer scale. Typically, mid-infrared microscopes are limited by low resolution, but the latest development from Japanese researchers overcomes these limitations. According to scientists, the developed microscope allows creating images with a resolution of up to 120 nanometers, which is 30 times higher than the resolution of traditional microscopes. ... >>

Air trap for insects 01.05.2024

Agriculture is one of the key sectors of the economy, and pest control is an integral part of this process. A team of scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI), Shimla, has come up with an innovative solution to this problem - a wind-powered insect air trap. This device addresses the shortcomings of traditional pest control methods by providing real-time insect population data. The trap is powered entirely by wind energy, making it an environmentally friendly solution that requires no power. Its unique design allows monitoring of both harmful and beneficial insects, providing a complete overview of the population in any agricultural area. “By assessing target pests at the right time, we can take necessary measures to control both pests and diseases,” says Kapil ... >>

Random news from the Archive

DNA-Based Programmable Computing Device 30.09.2023

Chinese scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of biological computing by creating a programmable computing device based on DNA. This important step brings us closer to creating a full-fledged DNA computer.

Integrated circuits that have been widely used in recent decades are mostly electronic and photonic circuits based on semiconductors. However, using genetic code for computation, known as rare earth circuits, is an entirely new strategy that can enable massive parallelism in the coding and execution of algorithms.

However, biological molecules typically diffuse and mix in liquids, making this strategy difficult to use for general computing.

Recent research has demonstrated a system incorporating multi-layer DNA programmable gate arrays (DPGAs) capable of solving quadratic equations.

Researchers from Shanghai University, led by Jiao Tong, created a device with three successive DPGA layers, each containing 30 logic gates and about 500 strands of DNA. These layers work in synchronization to control the random interactions of molecules.

The scientists noted that the use of single-stranded polymers consisting of a small number of nucleotides as homogeneous transmission signals allows the integration of large-scale integrated circuits with minimal loss and high accuracy for general computing.

According to the study, this device, equipped with an analog-to-digital converter, can be used to classify microDNA associated with various diseases.

Other interesting news:

▪ Silver ink for printing conductors on flexible surfaces

▪ Apes cloned for the first time

▪ Smart cocktail stand

▪ Sea in the pipeline

▪ NEC's thinnest 15,6" ultrabook

News feed of science and technology, new electronics

Interesting materials of the Free Technical Library:

▪ section of the site Power supply. Article selection

▪ article Sing, swallow, sing! Popular expression

▪ article What flowers in Sarajevo remind of the war many years after it ended? Detailed answer

▪ article Master of the main production area. Job description

▪ article Fluorescent lamps with improved color rendering. Advantages. Encyclopedia of radio electronics and electrical engineering

▪ article Passive tone control with variable inflection frequencies improved. Encyclopedia of radio electronics and electrical engineering

Leave your comment on this article:

All languages of this page

Home page | Library | Articles | Website map | Site Reviews