Andean condor

Training the pigeons is simple but requires time, dedication and proper care.

1. Set the Base Location. Homing pigeons carry messages between two locations.
2. Practice at Intervals. Acclimate the pigeons by practicing at variable distances.
3. Food and Water Incentives.
4. Attaching the Message.

As the video above explains, they have an innate homing device that allows them to find their nests even from a whopping 1,800 kilometres away. But this means that they can generally only send messages in one direction: the direction of their nest.

The largest and strongest living bird is the North African ostrich (Struthio camelus . Males can be up to 9 feet tall and weigh 345 pounds, and when fully grown the have one of the most advanced immune systems of any animal.

According to a new study, it’s the color of the prey that helps predatory birds to detect, pursue and capture them. Biologists at Lund University in Sweden show that the Harris’s Hawk has the best color vision of all animals investigated to date — and in certain situations, even better than humans.

Herbivores that are too big for a tiger to handle: Elephants, rhinos (although there are exceptions to that one) and hippos. Predators that can take on a big tiger in a head-on fight: Big, male brown bears, polar bears and large c.

This is what makes it ‘the king of the jungle. ‘ In terms of animals causing human deaths, the lion is probably the most dangerous apex predator. In the wild, lions use cooperative hunting to prey on buffalo, rhino, hippo, younger elephants, zebra, crocodiles, antelopes, wild hogs, and younger giraffes.

Orcas are one of the smartest living mammals on Earth. Each orca group or pods have known to use some special type of communication and hunting techniques. Interestingly, such techniques are passed across generations.