Interesting Facts About Birds
You Probably think that all birds fly. well not All birds do! in Total Only 40 types of birds do not fly. some of the Types of birds that do nOT fly are Penguins, ostriches, emu, cassowary, rhea, kiwi, chickens, and Turkeys.
7 Interesting facts about birds :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_common_name
- The Ostrich has the fastest maximum running speed (97 kph).
- Birds have hollow bones which help them fly.
- Some bird species are intelligent enough to create and use tools.
- The chicken is the most common species of bird found in the world.
- Hummingbirds can fly backwards.
- The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest living bird in the world.
- Around 20% of bird species migrate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_common_name
-there are about 10,000 Different Species of birds in the world. and, none of them are alike! -A birds eye takes up 50% of their head!
-chickens are the closest living relative to the tyrannosaurus rex
-the penguin is the only bird that walks upright -an owl's eye cannot move but it's head can almost move in a complete circle
-the first bird pet was a goose
-kiwis are blind and they hunt by smell
-mocking birds can imitate any sound from a creaking door to a meowing cat
taken from :
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/bird.html
-chickens are the closest living relative to the tyrannosaurus rex
-the penguin is the only bird that walks upright -an owl's eye cannot move but it's head can almost move in a complete circle
-the first bird pet was a goose
-kiwis are blind and they hunt by smell
-mocking birds can imitate any sound from a creaking door to a meowing cat
taken from :
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/bird.html
here is a map of where birds migrate.
in this map, you can see that birds from the huleh swamp migrate in all directions!
this happens all over the world!
in this map, you can see that birds from the huleh swamp migrate in all directions!
this happens all over the world!