Article: New display behavior in male Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori struthiunculus).(Short Communications)(Report)

Article: WEIRD ANDWONDERFULHEAVIEST FLYING ANIMAL Kori ...
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);  June 30, 2007 ;     437 words ... ... wild turkeys, wandering albatrosses and Andean condors weigh in the region of 11-15kg. But the record-holder is the kori bustard - and it's not unusual for a male (females are lighter) to weigh 17-19kg. After a slow and strenuous-looking take ...

Article: Eyebrows raised as innocent words banned; Can we no longer call a ...
The Star (South Africa);  June 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... how long before they narrow their eyes when looking at the term bustard? Will we no longer be able to describe the 15kg Kori Bustard as a really big bustard ? THIS'LL TEACH THEM A very amusing letter from an account holder of a big American store, which ...

Kori bustard.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     258 words ...

Article: Big Bird
Natural History;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The kori bustard, the world's heaviest flyer, depends ... paying us no mind, stood a large male kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird ... wildebeests and ran, straight toward the kori bustard. The kori-no fool he-took one ...

Article: KENYA-ENVIRONMENT: GULF SCIENTISTS HELPING TO SAVE KORI BUSTARDS
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  July 3, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... a better understanding of the Kori bustard." In fact, the NARC has 45 ... According to Njoroge, "the Kori bustard is useful for the experiment as ... states. The average weight of a male Kori bustard is 11 kilograms and a female ...

Article: NATIONAL ZOO RESEARCHERS USE ELECTRONIC EGGS TO HELP SAVE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... is essential for a healthy population. Since it began its kori bustard breeding program in 1997, the National Zoo has bred and ... Hallager said. "It's really exciting." Hallager heads the Kori Bustard Species Survival Plan administered by the Association of ...

Article: Cuddly critters top zoo's Adopt an Animal program: Penguins more ...
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  December 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... this year have included the Nile crocodile, greater kudu, Kori bustard and Marabou stork. None received a single adoption. Ms ... zero adoptions): Gaboon Viper Nile Crocodile Greater Kudu Kori Bustard Marabou Stork SOURCE: Dallas Zoo Copyright (c) 2006 ...