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First Aired - 10/04/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist Bernie and Carol speak to Peter Capainolo, ornithologist at The Natural History Museum, about his history as an ornithologist and the art and science of falconry. Learn how to get these flying killing machines to come at a whistle, land on your hand, and be your best friend. Plus, Peter speaks about his research and history as an ornithologist who works simultaneously in a futuristic research center and an 1800s-era laboratory. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Peter Capainolo (13:05)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, How Fast Can a Falcon Dive, Peter Capainolo, Museum of Natural History, Ornithology, Anatomical Preparation Laboratory, NYC Audubon, Peter got taxidermy lessons when he was 12 years old,Hawks, Falcons & Vultures (14:21)
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hawks, falcons, Harris's Hawk, raptors, training a hawk to follow commands is called manning, when you hunt with a falcon your role is to help the bird, falcons take other birds out of mid air, some falcons follow people, turkey vultures have a very sensative sense of smell, people hide dead chickens and watch to see how falcons respond, black vultures,Birds Eyes & Intelligence Levels of Raptors (11:43)
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Pale Male, Central Park, red tailed hawk, measuring intelligence in animals is difficult, most birds heads are eye, super sight, raptors see very well, eagles can identify images on a television, falconry, zoology, captive breeding, SUNY New Paltz, Long Island, Carmans River, next show: how you catch a falcon!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/20/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist Bernie hosts frequent collaborator Carol Butler in support of her new book, "How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?". Bernie and Carol discuss raptors: birds built to be killing machines, prowling from the skies with laser accuracy. Tune in to hear why nubs on shoulder bones mean birds of prey and ferocious dinosaurs are close relatives, and how these intelligent hunters stalk and kill their prey with incredible accuracy. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market.
Photo 1: Co-Author Peter Capainolo as a child with his first raptor
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The Naturalist Introduction: Raptors! (17:34)
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Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, raptors, How Fast Can A Raptor Dive?, ancestors of modern birds, definition of the word raptor, rape is included in the word, taking something forcefully, owls are controversial, raptors swallow prey whole, bones feathers and waste material gets compressed and regurgitated, compressed pellets, feather quill knobs, the relationship between birds of prey and dinosaurs, bumps on the bones where feathers were attached, discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Argentina, micro raptors, feathered dinosaurs, air filled bones, talons,The Famous Pale Male, Central Park & Diving Speed of Raptors (16:28)
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raptors are birds made as killing machines, Pale Male, red tailed hawk, he lives on a building on 5th Ave, Central Park, radio controlled sailboats, you're not supposed to feed wildlife in the park, when you feed pigeons you feed rats, How Fast Can A Raptor Dive, courtship dive of a hummingbird, hummingbirds dive at a faster speed than a falcon, how do raptors breathe at such a high speed, tubercles, there is no evidence to explain the function of the tubercle, may be related to sense of smell or changes in pressure or temperature,Mortality & Survival Rates (11:29)
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natural selection, more birds are produced than can possibly survive, 30-40% of nestlings die, intrauterine competition, 50-70% of owls die before they are 1 year old, that is the time of highest mortality, banding, putting a bracelet on a raptors foot, raptors live a really long time when taken care of,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/09/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist Bernie sat down with frequent collaborator Carol Butler to discuss some fascinating aspects of mimicry in the animal world, specifically the domain of etymologists. Learn about the surprisingly complex sex life of butterflies, how moths get those scary eye patterns on their wings, and what exactly makes a cricket's testes so very big. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a culinary mainstay in NYC for over 55 years.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Avoid the Eyes! (12:33)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Heritage Radio Network, sable, black cod, Mimicry, Batesian mimicry, predators learned which prey in the range were to be avoided, a lot of mimicry involves eye spots, moths in Costa Rica, eye spots on butterflies, caterpillars have eye spots on the back, butterfly metamorphosis, natural selection, hard wired response in a close encounter with a danger signal, eyes are to be avoided, insects bodies and beahvoirs are tuned to their social environment, field crickets attact females by rubbing fore wings together to make sound, males that can't sing lurk near crickets that sing,Sperm Competition & Plants (12:34)
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hearing chirping is like watching a porno for a cricket, when females mate with multiple males, sperm competition is common with a lot of critters, some males put in plugs to prevent other males from mating with a female butterfly, sperm competition in guppies, male guppies mate with females using courtship or sneak-mating, males that sneakily mate are less ornamental than the ones that court the female, sneak mating males have faster sperm than courtship males, the ejaculate of ladybird beetles, etymologists are wonderful people, male ladybird beetles transfer larger ejaculates or more sperm, does increased sperm mean a shift in allocation of resources or just more ejaculate?, ejaculate is made of sperm non-sperm ejaculate and spermataphore, studied manipulated condition of beetles, better condition ejaculated in larger proportion, animal pollinated plants have a complicated job, they have to attract a pollinator, they need to try and remain inconspicuous, seasonal timing of flowers, night flowering tobacco plant, attracts nocturnal hawk moths,Motivational Asymmetry: Why Some Males Try Harder (19:56)
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Rutgers University Press, Carol has a new book about Birds of Prey, How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?, motivational asymmetry, older butterflies might be more persistent in territories or younger butterflies might be more active, bet on the resident to win territorial contests, body size and age don't have any effect in terms of territory, butterflies establish territory in large sun spots, comparative studies, how does a butterfly act as a stranger in their territory?, mate locating behavior in butterflies and moths, perching or patrolling, territoriality, zebra butterflies, mate locating behavior of butterflies and moths, rate is when a male rests and watches for females at a sight and flies out to investigate, flating is when males fly around a mating site to wait for females, fleeking is when males fly further away to find a receptive female, flenting, they often fly far away to find a scent that the female emits, if you're ever in Seattle: take Route 2 to the Eastern Cascades, Carol says it's the most beautiful drive ever, Leavenworth, Bavarian theme,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
