There are a huge number ofvariety of animals and birds. Some people are indifferent to them, others are touched even by animals that represent a danger to life. Understand the love of such pets as cats and dogs. It has long been tamed "keepers" of the hearth. And it would seem that in the wild world, animals live some kind of life, not fully known even to zoologists. But without human intervention, and there was not. In zoos a lot of animals that are already accustomed to the neighborhood with people. And how many representatives of wildlife performs in circuses! These include elephants, hippos, lions, tigers, snakes, monkeys and crocodiles.
That is, a person has learned not just to keep wildanimals in cages and feed, but also understand, love and train. Just imagine how difficult it is to instill a wild beast that you are not his enemy, and even teach him how to perform various tricks ...
All beasts are needed!
The need for certain animals for natureis obvious. The extinction of one of the species leads to violations of the ecological balance. Every animal in nature has its own role. The lion, in order to feed its cubs, hunts for a zebra, hawks catch a small bird, foxes and wolves eat dead hares, so as not to turn forest areas into animal graveyards, and man consumes certain animals for food. In this cycle, as a rule, the fittest survive. But not always the lion will catch up with the antelope. That will later give new offspring. The links of this chain never break, and the genotype of the strongest becomes only more perfect.
A lifelong person may be askeddifferent questions regarding birds and animals. For example, which animal is the most ancient, the most funny, the most evil or good, the most intelligent and so on. And this article will let you know which animal and which bird has the longest neck.
Crane
Crane - a graceful bird.He has a rather long thin neck. Height - 1.25 m. Body weight varies in the range of 4.5-5.5 kg. Wingspan - about 2 m. Body elongated. Crane pairs, like swans, are distinguished by monogamy.
Pink flamingo
The flamingo is a pink bird with a long neck.One of the most beautiful on the planet. Her nature has awarded an incredible color, which can be pale pink, white and pink, pink and lilac, pink and peach and even fiery red. In ancient times, people considered it a magic bird.
And who watched the simultaneous rise of a flock of flamingos,he will never forget this amazing spectacle. The body length of pink flamingos reaches 1.5 meters, weight - up to 5 kg. This fabulous bird is the only one in nature with the longest legs and the longest neck. Naturally, these criteria as such are relatively torso flamingos.
Such a long neck allows the bird to immerse its head under water as deep as possible. So she gets her food in the form of fish.
Long-necked swan
The swan is a graceful bird of rare beautysymbolizing tenderness, loyalty and love. No wonder there is the concept of "swan fidelity." A species like trumpeters live for thirty to forty years with only one partner. And if it is a pond, then other individuals are not allowed there. Despite the appearance of a calm and proud look, these are quite aggressive animals. In addition to the trumpets, there are species such as the mute swan, the tundra swan, the whooper swan, the black swan, the small swan, and the American swan.
Swans - the largest waterfowl,which weigh an average of nine kilograms. Compared to other representatives of the duck breed, the swan has the longest neck. And which species exactly? It turns out that the longest neck is black. Legs are short, walks around. On the ground, this long-necked swan spends little time. Mostly lives on the water.
Ostrich
The ostrich is the largest bird. Its height is 2-2.5 m. Weight - 60-75 kg. And the weight of an adult male can reach 120 kg. It has powerful legs, a long neck. At the same time, this bird has a small head.
Long neck not only in birds, but also in animals
The length of the neck in birds depends on the number of vertebrae.Their number ranges from 9 to 25. Nature knowingly gave long necks to some species. For example, swans do not know how to dive like ducks. Therefore, in search of food, leaving the torso on the surface, immerse the head under the water. And thanks to the long neck they reach the bottom (of course, this is not about deep waters). There they get their own food. There are several more species of birds that have a long neck, but the pink flamingo takes the first place.
Let's now look at some animals. Which of them has the longest neck?
The most ancient is the dinosaur.This is the most famous extinct squad of reptiles, who lived on Earth for 150 million years. Scientists have identified dozens of species of these animals - yutaraptors, synornitozavry, Yanghunosaurus, scutellosaurus, triceratops and many others. Long legs and necks had herbivorous dinosaurs.
Brachiosaurus
Before the advent of diplodocus and Argentinozauri brachiosaurus was unique in its kind. This is a dinosaur with a long neck. The length of his body could reach 30 meters, and a height of 14 meters.
Body weight - an average of forty tons. A small head was located on the neck, the length of which was about eight to nine meters.
Giraffathian
The remains of this type of dinosaur found in Africa.The length of his neck was ten to twelve meters. The height is about thirteen meters. The weight of this individual reaches 31 tons. The shoulders of giraffathiana are at six meters.
Mamenchizavr
Mamenchizavr - a dinosaur with a long neck. He lived in the territories of modern China.
It is the longest animal of the Jurassic period - itstorso reached 23 m in length. Height - sixteen meters. Weight - 25 tons. Of modern living creatures by weight with mamenchizavrom only a blue whale can be compared. Among all his fellows, he was a champion in the length of his neck (sixteen meters!). This external feature gave the animal an advantage among other sauropods in the search for food. Mamenchizavr could reach even the tops of very tall trees.
Giraffe height, neck length, species description
His body is a little short, small head,medium-sized mobile ears and "horns" on the forehead. Such growths have a scientific name - "Ossicons". Already with them the giraffe is born. The life span of an individual is about thirty years. This animal is the owner of long legs. The height of the giraffe is 6-7 meters. Since the head is at a height of two or three meters from the heart, the latter is forced to do hard work by supplying blood to the neck, which is 2-3 meters long.
It is a misconception that a giraffe is solong neck due to the large number of cervical vertebrae. Like all mammals, he has seven. Just this animal, they are quite large. And, for example, in small rodents they are tiny in size.
To the question "Why does a giraffe have a long neck?"the answer is quite simple. With such a long part of the body, the animal plucks leaves from treetops. Such herbivores, like antelopes or zebras, tear the leaves from the lower branches, and it is inconvenient to eat grass giraffe. there are competitors.
Мы разобрались с тем, почему у жирафа длинная шея.And what else is remarkable about this animal? The giraffe has a rather long tongue - about half a meter. Thanks to him, the animal easily tears young shoots from the treetops, which are for him a real delicacy. The tongue is a powerful muscle in this individual.
Длинные ноги порою доставляют неудобства жирафу.For example, when he comes to a watering place, it is brought widely to push the front and pull his head to the surface of the water. Often the giraffe is forced and bend the legs.
These animals with a long neck can reach speeds of up to 55 km per hour. The neck is responsible for the intensity of the movements.
A small conclusion
Summing up, it can be said with full confidence that at present the owners of the longest neck among birds are pink flamingos, and among animals there are giraffes.
