Nature bestows survival skills and secrets to all living organisms. It is interesting to learn and know some of these unusual facts. Environmental changes which cause drifts in weather patterns, lose of habitats; etc pose a challenge to survival. In response to these changes, the birds either make an adaptive change or otherwise go extinct.
Read on to know some unique attributes of commonly known birds:
1. Kiwi is the longest wingless bird.
2. Owls have no teeth.
3. A Humming bird can fly backwards. In fact, the only bird that can fly backwards is a Humming Bird!
4. Pigeons can see ultra violet light. It is interesting to know that
Pigeons have been assumed to exist long before the existence of humans has been recorded
5. Excited turkeys can change color of their heads.
6. A woodpecker pecks 20 times a second.
7. Wings of an eagle are stronger than wings of an airplane.
8. A Sooty Tern can fly continuously for 3-4 years. Wonderful, isn't it?
9. The skeleton in birds weighs less than its feathers.
10. Chickens have 75% water in their body. They loose feathers when stressed.
11. Parrots
-There are about 328 species of parrot on the Earth.
- The largest parrots are the Cockatoos and macaws. They live for 75 years.
- Parrots can imitate human speech.
- Chocolate is generally poisonous for parrots.
12. Grackles can intimate human speech. They intimate better than parrots.
13. Crows can mimic other animal sounds.
14. The Hooded Pitohui is the only known poisonous bird. The feathers and skin of the bird have poison. It is found in Papua, New Guinea.
15. An ostrich’s eye is larger than the brain in size.
16. An egg of an ostrich egg weighs around 3.5 pounds.
17. The female owls are larger in size and weight than the male owls.
18. Birds fly in a V formation to help them save energy.
19. Largest Bird: Ostrich
20. Fastest Bird: Peregrine Falcon (168-217 miles per hour).
21. Fastest Swimmer: Gentoo Penguin
22. Oldest known bird: Archaeopteryx
23. Bird with longest beak: Australian Pelican
24. A hawk has excellent vision and can locate a mouse from a height of 1 mile.
25. The heart of a humming bird beats at rate of 615 per minute.
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