Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo how are they capable of making this loud noise?\u00a0 You may have been distracted by the umbrella so you didn’t even notice the large wattle hanging from the Umbrellabird’s throat.\u00a0 This wattle is able to inflate which basically acts as an amplifier.\u00a0 They would make the perfect roadie for a band since they are always carrying an amp with them.<\/p>\n
Umbrellabird Fast Fact – <\/strong>You have to be careful around this bird since they have some very influential friends.\u00a0 In fact, they are even connected to the great Charles Darwin.\u00a0 Well, he might be a friend of a friend but it still counts.\u00a0 You see the Umbrellabird was discovered in the 1800’s by Darwin’s companion, Sir Alfred Wallace.<\/p>\nThat is the end of another week of Wild Facts.\u00a0 Enjoy your weekend and I will see you on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to the first day of April.\u00a0 Hey, I guess that means it’s April Fool’s Day so make sure you are careful with all the pranksters out there.\u00a0 There is an old saying that goes like this “April Showers, Brings May Flowers”.\u00a0 Not only is this saying deep and profound but it also means we will probably need an umbrella this month.\u00a0 Don’t worry, Wild Facts has you covered as we are starting the rainy month off with the Umbrellabird. Okay, so maybe they won’t be able to protect you from the rain but they should be able to keep <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,381,46,1771,4025,1574,1769,1770],"yoast_head":"\n
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