Great captures and cool blog! I initially noticed your "anhinga vs fish" shots. Wow that looks like a pretty big/spiky fish (do you know what kind? I admit it has some pretty stripes!) caught and staring down the bird's throat here!
So in the end the anhinga (I believe a tan-throated female) really managed to gulp that entire thing down okay? Does the fish put up a good fight, if eaten, does the unlucky prey get swallowed wriggling as well?!
It looks like a perch to me, but I really don’t know. One good gulp and down it goes. The fish goes down headfirst which keeps its spines collapsed. I imagine the anhinga has some pretty strong digestive acids.
Oh insteresting! That must be some hungry bird! Smart of it to consume it headfirst.
Still, it seems difficult to me that the anhinga can deal with this decent-sized fish! So the bird was actually able to fit (swallowed alive?!) that whole thing down its long/skinny throat completely somehow?? I have never witnessed an event like this before.
I feel somewhat perplexed over how it actually happens, wouldn't the fish stand a chance of escaping or even damaging (it’s sharp fins, wriggling, biting, etc.) the bird's throat/stomach if eaten in that condition?!
It’s hard for me to imagine that the resistant fish (wouldn't the prey also go into a desperate "survival mode" once it realized that it hit the stomach?) doesn't turn around inside the elastic gullet and how the bird can keep down/digest such an object with no issues?
I don't have much knowledge about these events and am mostly curious, I appreciate any feedback/explanation.
Sorry for all of the questions, have a good week ;)
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Great captures and cool blog! I initially noticed your "anhinga vs fish" shots. Wow that looks like a pretty big/spiky fish (do you know what kind? I admit it has some pretty stripes!) caught and staring down the bird's throat here!
So in the end the anhinga (I believe a tan-throated female) really managed to gulp that entire thing down okay? Does the fish put up a good fight, if eaten, does the unlucky prey get swallowed wriggling as well?!
It looks like a perch to me, but I really don’t know.
One good gulp and down it goes. The fish goes down headfirst which keeps its spines collapsed. I imagine the anhinga has some pretty strong digestive acids.
Oh insteresting! That must be some hungry bird! Smart of it to consume it headfirst.
Still, it seems difficult to me that the anhinga can deal with this decent-sized fish! So the bird was actually able to fit (swallowed alive?!) that whole thing down its long/skinny throat completely somehow?? I have never witnessed an event like this before.
I feel somewhat perplexed over how it actually happens, wouldn't the fish stand a chance of escaping or even damaging (it’s sharp fins, wriggling, biting, etc.) the bird's throat/stomach if eaten in that condition?!
It’s hard for me to imagine that the resistant fish (wouldn't the prey also go into a desperate "survival mode" once it realized that it hit the stomach?) doesn't turn around inside the elastic gullet and how the bird can keep down/digest such an object with no issues?
I don't have much knowledge about these events and am mostly curious, I appreciate any feedback/explanation.
Sorry for all of the questions, have a good week ;)
Think of Jonah and the whale!
These beings have had a million years to work out the details! Don’t worry, be happy.
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