Comoro Olive pigeon

Photo Credit : Dubi Shapiro

Comoro Olive pigeon is endemic to the Comoro archipelago where it is found on all three islands of the Comoro islands and on Mayotte .This Species is listed as Near Threatened owing to its small population. It faces threats from habitat clearance and degradation, and hunting 

Soft Shelled Eggs

Often Young females may produce eggs with soft shells ,small eggs and double yolked eggs.the cause of soft shell eggs can be poor nutrition and infection or a malformation of part of the oviduct, but usually corrects itself with the next round. the egg hard shell does   not form and membrane  like inner shell cover the yolk. deficiency of calcium over a long period may cause the same problem

Martha The Last passenger pigeon

On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo ,Her body is still preserved in the archives of  Smithsonian Institution

From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction from David Mrazek on Vimeo.

Schiras Tumbler

American Miniature Crest