SOME AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BIRDS!!!

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.


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 are
      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.       
                  

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