1. Are there any external resources used?
Answer: No
2. Can the component maintain the same role in the mechanism/system once it is fixed?
Answer: Yes
3. Is there a foreign material in the mechanism/system?
Answer: Yes
4. Can the foreign material be removed?
Answer: Yes
12) Scarlet macaw, Ara macao
Scarlet macaws can be found in Central and South America (Millburn, Naomi). They are known for their vibrant red, yellow, blue and white. Scarlet macaws have the ability of eating unripe fruits and poisonous seeds and still survive.
Scarlet Macaws are known for eating nuts, stems, bugs, snails, seeds, and fruit. The unripe fruits and poisonous seeds can give off chemicals that can kill most animals that eat the product. Unlike other animals, though, the macaw is able to eat these products and live. They do this by also consuming clay that contains small rocks. The clay is thought to actively absorb the poisonous materials and then defecating the clay mixture ultimately gets rid of the poison (Yahya, Harun). The other animals that eat the fruit or seed do not have that product to absorb or get rid of the poison which is why they become poisoned.
Millburn, Naomi. “The Eating Habits of Scarlet Macaw Parrots.” Animals. Demand Media, 2104. Web. Retrieved February 27, 2015, from
http://animals.pawnation.com/eating-habits-scarlet-macaw-parrots-4448.html.
Yahya, Harun. “Wonderful Creatures.” Google Books. Google, 2014. Web. Retrieved February 29, 2015, from
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