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African Jacana Not all jacana species carry their young, and the ability or otherwise of the different species to do this appears to he related to the presence or absence of an unusual modification to the shape of the radius bone in the wing. All jacanas do, however, brood their chicks under their wings in the way described, and they wrap their wings under the eggs while incubating to lift the eggs off the wet substrate, so the modified radius seems to he related to chick-carrying ability and not to chick-brooding or using the wings for incubation. The female African Jacana's great capacity to lay successive clutches of eggs, her emancipation from parental duties and her dominance over males, meant that she could pick and choose between males as partners, laying successive clutches for either a string of partners, or all the clutches for a single partner, as circumstances dictated. www.southafricantours.co.za /Birding/Birds/africanjacana.htm   (2569 words)

Comb-crested Jacana Young Jacanas resemble the adult birds, but are rufous to fl on the head and nape, and have a rufous-fl breast band. The Comb-crested Jacana feeds on aquatic insects, which it seizes from floating vegetation or the surface of the water. The female Jacana may mate with several males, while the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and cares for the young. www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/jacana.htm   (390 words)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) Since African Jacana’s eggs and young chicks are often preyed upon, the survival of this species is largely dependent on the mother’s ability to lay several clutches of eggs in one season. The female African Jacana lays several clutches of eggs between December and April, The clutches may be from a variety of mates or only one mate, depending on the circumstances. The male African Jacana is the main caretaker of the offspring, incubating the eggs and carrying the baby chicks under his wings to keep them warm and dry until the chicks are approximately 18 days old. www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/African_Jacana.asp   (456 words)

Wattled Jacana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes. The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. The Wattled Jacana's food is insects, other invertebrates and seeds picked from the floating vegetation or the water’s surface. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wattled_Jacana   (369 words)

Jacana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. The females are larger than the males; the latter, as in some other wader families like the phalaropes take responsibility for incubation, and some species (notably the Northern Jacana) are polyandrous. Most species are sedentary, but Pheasant-tailed Jacana migrates from the north of its range into peninsular India and southeast Asia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacana   (155 words)

Jacana - Article by Warwick Fraser As is well known, the jacana spends much of its time on floating vegetation like water-lilies and it is onto such vegetation that one most frequently sees it alight. On flying down onto a patch of floating vegetation it lands but with the force of impact the vegetation is unable to hold the jacana and to avoid falling or sinking into the water, the bird runs forward until the vegetation supports it. Jacana, like the duck family, moult all their flight feathers together and are flightless for a short period. www.jacana.org.uk /jacana/jacr3.htm   (1297 words)

Jacana Camp - Accommodation in Okavango Jacana Camp is a true water camp, becoming a small island surrounded by flooded plains when the Okavango Delta is at its peak flooding each year from April to October Jacana Camp is a true water camp, becoming a small island surrounded by flooded plains when the Okavango Delta is at its peak flooding each year (usually from April to October). During the height of the floods, the activities at Jacana Camp revolve around exploring the waterways of the Okavango by mokoro (dug-out canoe), motor boat and on foot. www.places.co.za /html/9267.html   (580 words)

San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Jacana San Diego Zoo: African jacanas Actophilornis africanus in Scripps Aviary, western comb-crested jacanas Irediparra gallinacea gallinacea in Owens Rain Forest Aviary, southern wattled jacanas Jacana jacana jacana are in the Hummingbird Aviary and in the Children’s Zoo. Jacana chicks are precocial, so the male quickly teaches them how to forage for the insects, snails, worms, small crabs, fish, mollusks, and seeds that make up their diet. Jacana species at the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park are fed mealworm larvae, crickets, a special zoo carnivore food, and commercial flamingo food. www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-jacana.html   (902 words)

Jacana Camp: Safari Lodges Africa: African Safari Lodge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Jacana is a lovely little camp, tucked away on an island in the very heart of the Okavango Delta. Jacana Camp is situated about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) west of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game reserve on the Jao flats - a reserve of 60 000 hectares. Jacana Camp is situated about 25 kilometers west of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game reserve on the Jao flats on a reserve of 60, 000 hectares. lodges.safari.co.za /Luxury_Safari_Lodges-travel/safari-lodge-jacana-camp-okavango-delta.html   (618 words)

Pheasant-Tailed Jacana - Picture - MSN Encarta The jacana is a tropical bird found in wetlands, where its large feet enable it to walk on floating vegetation. The pheasant-tailed jacana is known for its long tail feathers. It is found in Asia, from India to the Philippines. encarta.msn.com /media_1421551680/Pheasant-Tailed_Jacana.html   (40 words)

Shedd Aquarium | Wattled Jacanas The wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) is unmistakable with its exaggerated feet that are fit for a fairy tale and red, turkeylike wattles. The jacana (zhah-suh-NAH) is a skilled swimmer and diver—fitting adaptations for life on the Amazon River. During the dry season, jacanas wade along rivers, oxbow lakes and irrigation ditches scavenging for leftovers. www.sheddaquarium.org /wattledjacanas.html   (385 words)

Jacana eNews September 12th 2002 Jacana eNews is intended to help you in using our products so let us know if there is anything you would like to see included, send us any questions you may have or any suggestions for future editions. Jacana Tip 1: You can learn about any command on a menu by highlighting the command and reading the text in the status bar at the bottom of the main window. Jacana Tip 4: You will be able to see more of your layout at a time if you maximise both the main Jacana Window and the report Window. www.jacana.com /eNews/ccmain091202.htm   (1679 words)

JACANA SAFARI, African safaris, photo safaris, Africa safari - Fish Eagle Safaris The Jacana Safari is a high quality camping safari which includes light aircraft transfers between Chobe, Linyanti and the Okavango Delta, to enable guests access to the best areas of Northern Botswana. My lasting impression of the 13-day Jacana Safari will be the diversity of the trip: a tremendous variety of wildlife, birds, and scenery observed in an ever-changing landscape, and equally diverse activities: game drives, night drives, walking, boating, mokoro outings and an occasional moment or two to relax or to enjoy the superb food. The Jacana Safari is wonderful if one looks at it as a whole: a very diverse experience in terms of areas visited, accommodations, (everything from somewhat rustic camping through to a couple of really luxurious set-ups) activities etc. and it is a highly educational experience. www.fisheaglesafaris.com /jacana.htm   (2302 words)

Jacana Motorhomes Australia Jacana's goal is to build motor homes that are innovative, luxurious, dependable, and competitively priced, while offering a lifestyle for customers that exceeds their dreams. The attention to detail at Jacana is well recognised throughout the motor home industry in Australia. Jacana offers new vehicles from 24 feet to 40 feet as well as a remanufactured coach service, and re fit of anything that you desire, whether it be an old news bus, school bus, or troopie. www.jacanamotorhomes.com.au   (379 words)

Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Alfred Hoffmann (1946) made a study of polyandry in the pheasant-tailed jacana of the palace lakes in Peking. He found that the female is able to present her males with a full clutch of 4 eggs at intervals of 9-12 days. He pushes the eggs together under his belly with the wings and, swaying from side to side, scoops the eggs up from the wet ground with his white wings so that they lie warm and protected between his breast and underside of the wings. www.jacana.org.uk /jacana/jac6.htm   (533 words)

AllRefer.com - jaCana (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia JaCanas, also called lily-trotters and lotus-birds, have long toes and toenails that enable them to walk delicately on floating vegetation as they search for insects and mollusks. The female jaCana is slightly larger than the male, but has similar coloration. JaCanas are excellent swimmers and divers and build their nests to float on water. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/jacana.html   (232 words)

Cornell News:Avian polyandry Jacanas are practically unique among vertebrate animals, in that females pair simultaneously with a harem of males (a mating system called polyandry) and the males perform essentially all of the care of the young. Trying to understand, the biologists compared the cuckholded jacanas to males of other bird species in which care-taking of the young is a shared enterprise. Simultaneous polyandry is beneficial for female jacanas, notes Emlen, an evolutionary biologist who tries to explain the advantage of inherited behaviors for various animal species and for individuals in each species. www.news.cornell.edu /releases/Dec98/jacana.hrs.html   (922 words)

USS Jacana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Jacana (MSC-193) was launched as AMS-193 25 February 1954 by Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. After shakedown, Jacana arrived Charleston, S.C., her home port, 28 May 1955; and, during the year, engaged in tactical training and experimental exercises part of the Navy's ceaseless activity to maintain a superior readiness capability that incorporates every modern technological advance. After her mine evaluating mission and Caribbean exercises were completed, Jacana sailed for Halifax late September to participate in joint American-Canadian maneuvers. www.multied.com /1812/Ghent.htmlhttp://dates/Navy/Minelayer/jacana.html   (254 words)

African jacana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Jacanas occur in pairs or small groups on lagoons, vleis and rivers, usually on backwaters that are fringed or covered with floating water lilies. Jacanas are fairly common residents in Namibia and are found in the northern part of the country. The main differences are the size — the African jacana is four times heavier than the lesser jacana — and the absence on the African jacana’s wings of the white trailing edge typical of the lesser jacana. www.travelnews.com.na /index.php?fArticleId=607   (316 words)

index Jacana Records, a non-profit independent record label, operates in roughly the same way. Because we have made this music, and the two or three international record labels we had releasing our stuff unto the world two or three years ago have gone out of business, and it’s not really music unless it is heard by other people. JAC006 33 and a third: To celebrate the shared occasion of the 33 and a third birthday of Jacana Records proprietor Mia Schoen and local writer and general enthusiast Shane Moritz we had a big party with loads of bands, beer and whiskey at E2E4. www.geocities.com /jacanarecords   (509 words)

Jacana Camp - Jacana tented safari camp, Okavango Delta Jacana Camp is set in one of the most densely populated wetland areas for Sitatunga and Red Lechwe. Jacana Camp's main dining area is on an elevated wooden deck between two magnificent sycamore fig trees and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Jacana Camp is a Standard Safari Lodge accommodation, in Botswana. www.go2africa.com /botswana/hotel-lodge.asp?accommodation=Jacana-Camp&ServiceNo=3194   (541 words)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana - InformationBlast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Charadriidae, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. This is the only jacana to have a separate breeding plumage, when it is a conspicuous and unmistakable bird. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana's food is insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the water’s surface. www.informationblast.com /Pheasant-tailed_Jacana.html   (239 words)

Jacana Camp, Okavango Delta Birding Safari, Botswana Bush Camps Narrow water channels cut their way through the papyrus and reed beds in the permanent delta to the north and east of the reserve, providing the perfect environment for the elusive Sitatunga and the rare Pel's Fishing Owl. Beautiful lush palm islands dot the water, begging to be explored, and Jacana Camp is built on one such lush and thickly forested island. Jacana is a traditional Delta water camp, built on a small exquisite wooded palm island. africanadrenalin.co.za /WildernessSafaris/jacana.htm   (787 words)

Jacana Camp, Okavango Delta, BOTSWANA Jacana Camp, in the Jao Reserve, is a truly water-orientated camp and is best suited for travellers who want exclusivity. Jacana Camp is situated in the 60,000 hectare Jao Reserve, to the east of Jao Camp, and about 25 kms west of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game Reserve. Pels fishing owl, slaty egret and wattled crane are favourites amongst birders, as well as the greater and lesser Jacanas. www.e-gnu.com /jacana_camp_botswana.html   (261 words)

Jacana Lodge - Bulawayo - Zimbabwe Jacana Lodge is built on three-acres of land just ten minutes walking distance from Bulawayo's city centre and is the perfect spot for visitors to overnight at. Jacana also has two family lodges with three bedrooms and all the lodges have self-catering facilities with fully-equipped kitchens complete with a full set of crockery and cutlery, fridge, toaster, kettle, cooker and a microwave in the family rooms. And while you're there, you can make a wish in their hundred-year-old well and you never know, you may see one of those rare and elusive Matopos leopards. amaksimovich.tripod.com /jacana.htm   (361 words)

SANParks.org Forums :: View topic - African Jacana In some jacana spieces the female will kill the chicks of another male to get the chance to mate with it. Jacanas are colorful birds with long legs and incredibly long toes and claws. Jacanas often appear to be walking on the water itself! www.sanparks.org /forums/viewtopic.php?t=1171   (974 words)

ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies Jacana is an international NGO based in the United States. The goal of this post is to create the practical research and data foundation to the solid administrative and financial base that Jacana's Mozambique field headquarters will grow from. Enforce and strengthen all Jacana administrative procedures, particularly from a legal '. www.reliefweb.int /rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6EG8S3?OpenDocument   (196 words)

Jacana Camp, Okavango Delta - Botswana Safari and Botswana Travel Jacana Camp is situated 25 kilometres west of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game Reserve on the Jao flats - a reserve of 60,000 hectares. Jacana camp and offers mokoro and walking safaris all year round. During the height of the floods, the activities at Jacana Camp revolve around exploring the waterways of the Okavango by mokoro (dugout canoe), motor boat and on foot. www.eyesonafrica.net /african-safari-botswana/jacana.htm   (850 words)

Wetland Care Australia - Conservation of Black-necked Stork & Comb-crested Jacana in Bungawalbin Catchment (Northern ... Jacana are listed as vulnerable and fl-necked storks (BNS) are listed as endangered under NSW threatened species legislation. The project will determine and map the location of BNS and Jacana sites, supply information, and assist landowners who wish to participate in implementing management plans to improve habitat. The Black-necked Stork and Jacana Project was a six-month project funded through DIPNR by the State Wetland Advisory Council. www.wetlandcare.com.au /Content/anmviewer.asp?a=541&print=yes   (229 words)

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