You've probably already heard that birds are distant relatives of dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor. You also probably heard Kirk Cameron (Kirk Cameron) was trying to disprove evolution prifotoshopiv crocodile head to the body of ducks - to the laughter of the scientific community and the Internet. However, the truth is stranger fiction, and for 65 million years of evolution there are strange birds that come to mind, and could not lovers of image manipulation programs.
1. Andean cock rock (Andean Cock-of-the-Rock)
Andean cock rock looks like a victim of a tool "inflation" of Photoshop has eyes like buttons, and called luck. In general, it would be great to come to cover any new rock band.
Female cockerel is not as bright as the male, but still has a funny bobble on his head. It also builds its nest of mud and raises chicks itself. Apparently, the males are too busy attending a concert of Metallica and waving his head there.
2. Kvezal (Resplendent Quetzal)
To be honest, does not look kvezal otfotoshoplennym, but simply as a Christmas decoration, namely, as one of those foam birds that hang on the Christmas tree. He is also on the chest is a bright red apron, and hair style gives the impression that he had just hit the tail into the socket.
Kvezal is the national symbol of Guatemala, and to the surprise, his name is not derived from the god Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcoatl ), in fact it is Quetzalcoatl was named in honor of this bird, which got its name from the language nautal "big beautiful tail feather." Seriously? These people saw only the tail? Not bloody apron? Or Bart Simpson hairdo?
3. White Peacocks
Yeah, well used Photoshop tool for repainting. That's the only white peacocks actually exist. As in the case of the white tigers, white peacocks are a kind of color, that is, they are not true albinos, and it's not their winter plumage, although the white peacock and looks like he's getting ready to move off to the north. However, no matter how peacocks were beautiful from a distance, when examined closely, they look like regular chicken.
4. Trehusy ringer (Three-Wattled Bellbird Trehusy)
Ahaha, look! Looks like a little bald eagle with a mustache! Their cost to call a bird - Chinese Emperor! Or even better Zoydptitsa! Yes, let's open up a petition to rename it in Zoydptitsu!
But seriously, trehusy ringer live in South America and feeds on berries and fruits. I wonder how he manages not to eat your face as if each meal. And you thought you had to bite my lip is the worst thing that can be.
Special mention deserve the bad taxidermist who made this scarecrow - apparently it is not well understood gravity, and because of this has left antennae sticking out evenly. The poor bird looks like she attacked the giant spider or Facehugger.
5. Shoebill (Royal heron) (Shoebill)
Royal herons are very similar to some fantastic monster that George Lucas has prepared (George Lucas) for its new series of films from Star Wars. Yes, it is a heron. Imagine that you are a child would say that's a relative of this being brought to you mom and dad, but it's better than the African marabou.
If you think shoebill looks like a fool standing in place, you should watch a video of it in motion. Kitoglavy prey on fish in shallow water, and as soon as they choose their victims, they are thrown at her with his whole body.
6. Chetverokryl (standartokryly nightjar) (Standard-Winged Nightjar)
For those who have not shopped pictures, or think that standartokryly nightjar was named ironically, the standard (standard) in this case does not mean "normal" standard of the giant called its wings in the form of a banner. These wings are actually feathers, overgrown with missing beards and appear only in males during the mating season. Boys, imagine that out of your hands every year would grow ceremonial flags, and you would have to attract girls, waving them. Remember this the next time you just ask your girl to go with her to the restaurant.
7. Astrapiya (Ribbon-Tailed Astrapia)
Astrapiya looks as if it is a new Pokemon, which drew your little sister, and has the longest tail feathers in relation to the size of their bodies of all birds. It's amazing how this bird can fly at all with such a strange tail. Bird, actually knows how to fly ...
... and it looks like something very phony. I have the feeling that they were on the tail should be posting someone's advertising.
8. Luzonskaya turtle - bleeding heart (Luzon Bleeding-Heart)
Before you start scribbling in a rage comment about what we put into a brutal picture humorous post about Photoshop, we hasten to assure you that although this bird is not otfotoshopit, she also did not pierce the chest. Who do you have in the end, think?
Luzonskaya turtle - dove is native to the island of Luzon in the Philippines, and even when the bird is walking around in front of you and begs you to pick out a few bread crumbs, it's hard to believe that she was not hurt: ask even a zoo keeper, to which visitors are constantly treated with requests for help the bird. Either this is a very unfortunate coloring tail or a representative of this kind of annoy Mola Ram from Indiana Jones.
9. Ecuadorean umbrella bird (Long-Wattled Umbrellabird)
Ecuadorean umbrella bird (Ecuadorian Holovatch) has a casual head crest, which gives it a resemblance to Cher, but you probably are more interested in the tube hanging from his chest birds. Why it is needed, given that the "scare people passing by," does not give a significant evolutionary advantage? Well, when it's time to meet the female, the male opens his pipe and crest and begins to make low sounds. It would be desirable, of course, make a joke about the attraction of females by increasing their hanging device, but it's too predictable.
By the way, you'll be surprised when you hear that it is a relative of the Andean cock rock.
10 . Scaly bird of paradise (King of Saxony Bird of Paradise)
It is not part of the plant that is ideally located for this photo, it's a bird with giant antennas. Moreover, the bird can wave them with special muscles in his eyebrows.
Like many other strange appendages from this list, antennas are used during the breeding season, which begs the question - what strange bird fetishes prompted them to develop a flag- feathers and the neck tube. Or maybe scaly birds of paradise are actually aliens from outer space, and they need these antennas to inform his superiors about what they have learned about people. Thus, we discovered the secret of the film "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock - it was a cautionary picture of scaly bird of paradise.