birds have always been very fascinating and astounding. they were a source of wonder for a long time. so today we will get to know some amazing facts about a few birds living with together with us on our planet.
B The flamingo is not actually born with the characteristic pink
colour that we are familiar with. it acquires this colour over time
as it includes brine shrimp in its diet.
B both flamingo parents feed their chicks a milky secretion till
around one month.
B the Hoatzin birds have a specialised gut system just like the
mammals cow, sheep, deer and the kangaroo because they
ferment their vegetable matter in their foreguts.
B the Hoatzin chicks have two claws on each budding wing which
is a rare anatomical feature. It’s the only bird that has claws at
the ends of it’s wings!
B the young Kagu males stay with their parents for a long time but
the females leave for new territories.
B something special about he central tail feathers of the blue
crowned motmots is that they vibrate like a pendulum clock
experts. they can actually mimic dozens of bird species as well
as the sounds of bells, whistles, frogs and other sound producing
objects within their range of hearing.
B do you know which is the world's least faithful bird? it is the
male Superb fairy wren.
B an ostrich's legs are so powerful that can be a potential weapon.
the kick of an ostrich can kill a human or a mighty predator like
a lion.
B The flamingo is not actually born with the characteristic pink
colour that we are familiar with. it acquires this colour over time
as it includes brine shrimp in its diet.
B both flamingo parents feed their chicks a milky secretion till
around one month.
B the Hoatzin birds have a specialised gut system just like the
mammals cow, sheep, deer and the kangaroo because they
ferment their vegetable matter in their foreguts.
B the Hoatzin chicks have two claws on each budding wing which
is a rare anatomical feature. It’s the only bird that has claws at
the ends of it’s wings!
B the young Kagu males stay with their parents for a long time but
the females leave for new territories.
B something special about he central tail feathers of the blue
crowned motmots is that they vibrate like a pendulum clock
B the Motmots build very interesting nests in the form of tunnels
with a nesting chamber at the end
B the white-winged chough builds one of the world's most
amazing nests. their nests are like a large bowl made of moist
mud having thick walls. it may take a long time to build a nest in
case of lack of rain. if at all it doesn't find mud it may use cattle
dung.
B we know that birds are great singers but mocking birds areexperts. they can actually mimic dozens of bird species as well
as the sounds of bells, whistles, frogs and other sound producing
objects within their range of hearing.
B do you know which is the world's least faithful bird? it is the
male Superb fairy wren.
B an ostrich's legs are so powerful that can be a potential weapon.
the kick of an ostrich can kill a human or a mighty predator like
a lion.
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