Audubon was considered part naturalist and part artist, possessing an unparalleled knack in observing, cataloging and painting birds. And the crazy price tag, according to those experts, has been paid not only because of the book’s beauty but due to its scientific value.

The correct answer for this question would be option C. The statement that is considered true about John James Audubon is that, he made paintings of birds found in North America. John James Audubon was an ornithologist, artist and naturalist and he is known for painting of birds.

A good number of the 150 different original Audubon Imperial Folio prints sell for between $500.00 and $1,000.00, but a few prints sell for over $each. There are few inexpensive off-sized reproductions of these prints.

When it goes to auction this week, the book has the potential to reach a record price for Audubon’s Birds of America, now standing at about $11.5 million—all of which will go to the KFF.

Codex of Leicester

Rarest Birds in North American

• California Condor.
• Inyo California Towhee.
• Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Campephilus principalis.
• Kirtland’s Warbler. Dendroica kirtlandii.
• Light-footed Clapper Rail. Rallus longirostris levipes.
• Mississippi Sandhill Crane. Grus canadensis pulla.
• San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike. Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi.
• Whooping Crane. Grus americana.

In March 2000, Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar purchased a copy of The Birds of America at a Christie’s auction for $8.8 million, a record for any book at auction.

List of Most Expensive Birds in the World

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Arctic tern

Hummingbirds

Common Swift

harpy eagle

The Most Intelligent Birds In The World

• Kea. The Kea has been enlisted by many as the worlds most intelligent bird among top ten intelligent birds.
• Ravens. This beautiful bird is in the same genus (Corvus) as crows and just are about equally smart.
• Macaws. They are considered to be among the most intelligent of all birds.
• Cockatoo.
• Amazon Parrots.
• Jays.

cassowary

It feeds on rabbits, marmots, squirrels and hares, but has also been known to snatch foxes, livestock, and even adult deer and caribou. Although golden eagles are powerful enough to kill a man, they have never been known to attack adult humans as prey.

There are very few animals that can prey on bald eagles, mainly due to the bald eagle’s large size and their own predatory prowess. However, some animals, such as squirrels, raccoons, ravens and great horned owls, will attack nests and feed on eggs or nestlings.

This would make it the only living bird known to prey on humans, although other birds such as ostriches and cassowaries have killed humans in self-defense and a lammergeier might have killed Aeschylus by accident.

The cassowary’s glossy feathers are unlike those of other iridescent birds. (CNN) It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. Its long dagger-like toes, in fact, were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year. The southern cassowary can inflict serious injury with its dagger-like claw.

Cassowaries

As powerful predators, polar bears pose a major risk to human life and property. Throughout the polar bear’s range, attacks on humans and property continue to rise. In recent years, more than 20 direct attacks on humans have been reported within the polar bear’s range.

From the small number of documented attacks, it can be concluded that the vast majority of wolves do not pose any threat to human safety. Most of the unprovoked attacks by healthy wild wolves that have occurred were caused by wolves that became fearless of humans due to habituation.

Adult polar bears have no natural predators, though walruses and wolves can kill them. Longevity in the wild is 25 to 30 years, but in captivity several polar bears have lived to more than 35 years old.

polar bears

Ungainly as it is, the hippopotamus is the world’s deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa.

If any bear attacks you in your tent, or stalks you and then attacks, do NOT play dead—fight back! This kind of attack is very rare, but can be serious because it often means the bear is looking for food and sees you as prey.

Fact: Playing dead will work if you’re being attacked by a mother grizzly defending her cubs. But it is the wrong thing to do if you’re being attacked by a predatory bear. If a bear attacks (particularly a black bear) in an offensive manner and physical contact is made, fight for your life.

Stop and calmly assess the situation.

1. If the bear is not aware of you, quietly and calmly leave the area in such a manner as to avoid being detected.
2. If the bear is aware of you, identify yourself as a human.
3. If the bear runs away, walk away in a direction different than the bear ran.