Отправлено: 03.07.22 18:18. Заголовок: Chapter Ideas

A collection of new chapter ideas proposed by foreign members in English.
These are already present, thanks to JOrnitho:
1. Easter Island - bestiary
2. Fernando de Noronha - bestiary
3. Marvellous Forest - about Atlantic forest - bestiary
4. A Trip across Highland - about a trip of Andean antelope, bestiary
5. A War for the Hollow - about a "war" against killer bees in South America, bestiary
6. Andaman and Nicobar islands - bestiary
7. A Stone Condominimum - about a sociable hornero and its parasites and enemies, bestiary

 Отправлено: 03.07.22 18:23. Заголовок: Easter Island bestia..

Easter Island bestiary:
False nandu
Rapa Nui caracara
White crested pigeon
Owl harrier
Kumara, giant banana, uhi, nga'atu - four plant species
Rapa Nui rat
Dwarf junglefowl
Timid rail
Heavy-billed parrot
Rapa Nui thrush

 Отправлено: 03.07.22 18:28. Заголовок: Fernando de Noronha ..

Fernando de Noronha bestiary:
A hawk
A heron
Pin-tailed dove
Koriko, a rodent
Noronha rat
Gatito
Insular racket-tailed tyrant & Noronha cardinal

 Отправлено: 03.07.22 18:57. Заголовок: I was thinking about..

I was thinking about a chapter happening in the Serra do Mar (click here) mountain range. However, I don't know if it would still exist in the Neocene.

 Отправлено: 04.07.22 11:27. Заголовок: JOrnitho I think ye..

JOrnitho
I think yes, it will still exist.

 Отправлено: 08.07.22 22:48. Заголовок: After I made descrip..

After I made description of the Tamoio cat, I had an idea for the chapter in the Atlantic forest. It would follow the life of a Tamoio cat and the other fauna of the lowland Atlantic forest of Southeastern South America in the area that once was Rio de Janeiro. What do you think? It could mention what happened with Guanabara bay.

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 12:53. Заголовок: JOrnitho Good idea!..

JOrnitho
Good idea! Do you have fauna for that?

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 17:36. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: Do yo..

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Do you have fauna for that?

Yes! Beyond the Tamoio cat, I was thinking that the Grey-headed marmoset (Neocallithrix griseocephalus), the Common sugar opossum (Nectarivora nectarivora), Blue-fronted macaw (Araguari cyanofrons), the Great Suindara (Tuidara magna) and the Great inamu (Noctotinamus solitarius). There could be other species too, perhaps these that could be large predators. Is there any in the Russian part of the forum that could appear?
I also proposed some plants that could appear: the
Atlantic cherry (Eugenia atlantica) and the
Lowland jamelan (Neosygyzium esculentus)

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 18:08. Заголовок: JOrnitho These are ..

JOrnitho
These are great ideas!

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Grey-headed marmoset (Neocallithrix griseocephalus), the Common sugar opossum (Nectarivora nectarivora), Blue-fronted macaw (Araguari cyanofrons), the Great Suindara (Tuidara magna) and the Great inamu (Noctotinamus solitarius)

Great list!

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There could be other species too, perhaps these that could be large predators. Is there any in the Russian part of the forum that could appear?

Atlantic forest seems to be not covered yet, so new species are OK here.

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I also proposed some plants that could appear: the Atlantic cherry (Eugenia atlantica) and the Lowland jamelan (Neosygyzium esculentus)

Good! A chapter is almost full! (that is, once you describe those listed above)

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 19:29. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: that ..

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that is, once you describe those listed abov

I already described them. The plants are in the Plant topic and the animals are in the one about Fauna of South America.
Also, I was thinking that this chapter could also show the struggle of the Tamoio cat in surviving in the shadow of a large terrestrial predator. Would be necessary to make the description of one or is there any species in the Russian part of project that could be used as the predator in the chapter?

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 20:56. Заголовок: JOrnitho a large te..

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a large terrestrial predator. Would be necessary to make the description of one or is there any species in the Russian part of project that could be used as the predator in the chapter?

Is illapa OK for that?

 Отправлено: 09.07.22 22:03. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: Is il..

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Is illapa OK for that?

It works perfectly. Even if it already appeared in the chapter "Three Fates in Selva", the illapa could be a good predator for the chapter. Since it fills the niche of the harpy eagle, this could easily kill a Tamoio cat. And the chapter could mention how this bird is a population or subspecies of the Amazon one. Decades ago a population of harpies also lived in Rio de Janeiro.

 Отправлено: 10.07.22 11:35. Заголовок: JOrnitho So this is..

JOrnitho
So this is the bestiary for Atlantic forest, the chapter "Marvellous Forest":
Atlantic cherry and lowland jamelan
Grey-headed marmoset
Common sugar opossum
Blue-fronted macaw
Great Suindara
Great inamu
Tamoio cat
Great false woodpecker
Eyra
Panapanas
Southern night tapaculo
Gold-fronted erythrophonia
Rufous-bellied choca, or Rufous-bellied antshrike
Crested singing falcon

 Отправлено: 16.07.22 16:32. Заголовок: I had an idea for an..

I had an idea for another possible chapter. This one would follow a young female of Andean antelope during her first migration to their calving grounds. It could show the animals and plants that they see on their path and the possible predators. Is there any already established animal that could be their predator in the Andean plateau?

 Отправлено: 16.07.22 19:50. Заголовок: JOrnitho I believe ..

JOrnitho
I believe there's no antelopes there. But what is an "andean antelope"? Do you mean a pudu? If so, it is a good idea! A pudu descendant could be large, the size of a wild boar or so.

 Отправлено: 16.07.22 20:30. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: I bel..

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I believe there's no antelopes there. But what is an "andean antelope"? Do you mean a pudu? If so, it is a good idea! A pudu descendant could be large, the size of a wild boar or so.

Sometime ago I proposed an antelope-like descendant of the goat living in the Andes. The description is on the South America topic.

 Отправлено: 17.07.22 11:42. Заголовок: JOrnitho Oh, sorry,..

JOrnitho
Oh, sorry, I forgot that due to some nervousness about the war we have here. Yes, your idea is a good one! I can even propose a name for the chapter: "One Year in Highland". How is it?

 Отправлено: 17.07.22 16:07. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: forgo..

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forgot that due to some nervousness about the war we have here.

No problem! I hope that everything is fine with and your family.

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I can even propose a name for the chapter: "One Year in Highland". How is it?

I like that name! I have ideas for some other animals and plants, but we could use descriptions of fauna and flora of the Andean Plateau that were proposed by other people, but never appeared in a chapter. Also, there is any already described predator that could live in the plateau?

 Отправлено: 17.07.22 21:07. Заголовок: JOrnitho we could u..

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we could use descriptions of fauna and flora of the Andean Plateau that were proposed by other people, but never appeared in a chapter

I believe there ARE such species in the Bestiary.

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predator that could live in the plateau

What kind of predator? A mammal or a bird?

 Отправлено: 18.07.22 11:54. Заголовок: Биолог пишет: I bel..

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I believe there ARE such species in the Bestiary.

I'll give a look in the bestiary, but will need help with the Russian part.

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A mammal or a bird?

A mammal. Like how the cougar was the top predator in the Andes during the Holocene. A large bird of prey could appear in the chapter too, but would not be the main predator of the antelopes.

 Отправлено: 18.07.22 13:07. Заголовок: JOrnitho Now I see...

JOrnitho
Now I see.
I found one species of uktena - the king uktena (a canine predator, descendant of Guatemala coyote):
http://www.sivatherium.narod.ru/mammals.htm#vafercyon_regius_ru
Also, the jaguape are present, but they are smaller (weasel) predators.

By the way, there's an Andean deer there, a descendant of mazama:
http://www.sivatherium.narod.ru/mammals.htm#oromazama_andina_ru

Another fauna would include the mountain suckermouth (a catfish), and the flora has the drying cryobromelia (both the fish and the plant are present in English part of Bestiary).