At the dawn of the Mexican desert, the woodpecker opened his hazy eyes and summoned his companions to leave his habitat for hunting, and at this time, it was the time when the owls returned triumphantly, they would bring back the richest food if they had a partner, if they were a single bird, they would return with a full stomach, yes, the owl was the owl that came to live when the pecking bird went out hunting, so if you calculate it, the woodpecker is still a landlord, and the owl is a tenant. The two animals live in the same place, day and night apart, and there is a blind snake as the head of internal affairs, the three parties do not quarrel with each other, but also live in harmony, which is perhaps the most harmonious relationship in the Mexican desert, and the owl, as the smallest owl in the world, has a fierce behavior, although it is in harmony with the rice peck and the blind snake, but it is all advantageous, it is not so gentle for food!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > the world's smallest owl, living in woodpecker nests all year round</h1>
The Ji Owl is a small bird of prey (note, it is a bird of prey) living in the weekly desert areas of Mexico and the southwest of the United States, with a body length of only about 13 cm, just like a small sparrow, normal people can directly catch it with one hand, also known as the xiū (xiū) owl (liú), in animal taxonomy for the ornithistomy of the order Owl (chi a sound) The owl family Of the same name, it is also the smallest owl in the world.
Their heads are round, normally we look at them and they think they are cute, with large eyes with yellow circles and white eyebrows next to them, just like the owl we imagined, only smaller in size.
The whole body color is brown, the head and back have some orange markings, and its full body hair is also relatively unprotected, always able to see in the brown with a little white, even the face has white spots, there is a little on the feathers, from the looks, it is difficult to distinguish this is a bird of prey, looks so cute, but you must not be confused by beautiful things.
They live in the hot desert all year round, which is not an ordinary creature that can easily survive, plus the owl has thick feathers, how does it live in this heat? Of course, it is to find a place to escape the heat during the day and go out hunting at night.
And it has an inextricable relationship with woodpeckers, during the day it comes to the woodpecker's nest to rest, the woodpecker in the desert will normally peck a hole in the cactus to act as a nest, go out to forage during the day, and come back to rest at night, which is point to the cycle of the owl, so it is natural to be a woodpecker tenant, it is the kind of non-paying!
The owl also understands that sending people under the fence can not be too much, after all, there is no money to pay, so basically not bed, rest here leisurely during the day, once it is almost night, it will automatically leave, to make room for woodpeckers, so that when they return from their stomachs, they can have a place to rest.
But the two animals you come and go, will always be unclean, so the blind snake will come to act as the head of internal affairs, specifically to eliminate the parasites in the nest, because the blind snake is too small, just like earthworms, so the woodpecker and the owl basically do not care about its existence, after all, there is no harm.
Blind snakes are very industrious here, born to feed on parasites, so whether it is a woodpecker or a owls, they can bring it food, sometimes they can't find food in the cave, and they will also find them in the owls and woodpeckers, this dedicated "cleaner" is still good, not only to clean the nest, but also to help them both "take a bath"!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > cute appearance, there is a "fierce heart"</h1>
Many people see the appearance of the owl, are confused by its cute appearance, but in the cruel desert to survive, their hearts have long been fierce, the environment makes them can not but evolve into this, in order to survive, they eat in the desert, desert insects, spiders, centipedes, etc., not picky at all.
But among the many foods, it loves scorpions, but in the desolate desert, it is always infested with poisonous scorpions, and the owl can still be easily grasped and captured with its superb skills.
When the scorpion encounters an attack, it is good at attacking the opponent with its poisonous stinger, but the owl can quickly resist this attack with thick feathers, and the small body can deftly dodge, and then quickly cut off the scorpion's tail sting with a sharp curved hook-like beak, as long as there is no poisonous tail sting, the scorpion's attack power is gone, and after the injury, it has no resistance and can only be slaughtered.
In nature, it is really a thing to drop a thing, Ah, Ji Owl can be described as the "nemesis" of the desert poisoned scorpion, when the hunting of poisonous scorpions, Ji Owl may not necessarily be immediately hungry, if there is still a "wife" in the home, it will choose to take it back to offer hospitality.
They are not only triumphant in the poisonous scorpion, moths in the desert have also become their favorite food, after all, they are able to fly, it is much more convenient to catch, but most of the moths appear in groups, and the owls tend to hide in the distance, once they find that the gathered moths are thick enough, rush up at a speed that is lightning fast, and see the time to bite the moths, you can reach the speed of one bite at a time.
And in the cruel desert, in order to survive better, the owl has also trained a good brain, when rushing to the moth, it will deliberately let go of a few, so that they think that they are lucky to escape the attack, in fact, the owl has long made a wishful calculation, slowly trailing behind, until the moths find another group, the owl will run to them again, recreating the scene just now.
Perhaps because of the strong ability to adapt, so that the life of the Ji Owl has become tasteful, surviving is not difficult, the current number is in a stable state, although living in a cruel environment, but ji Owl has trained a skill, not only not picky eaters, but also the courage to face the ferocious scorpion, people do not feel admiration.
There are no wonders in nature, biological chains are interlocked, and only born in adversity can forge a better self, which may be a philosophy brought by Ji Owl.