BIRD FACTS!!

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  1. BIRD FACTS!! Budgies catch each other's yawns. STOP to cancel.
  2. BIRD FACTS!! There are more than 18,000 bird species in the world STOP to cancel.
  3. BIRD FACTS!! Birds communicate with color and sound. STOP to cancel.
  4. BIRD FACTS!! It is estimated that one third of all bird owners turn on a radio for their pet when they leave the house. STOP to cancel.
  5. BIRD FACTS!! Birds play a significant role in our ecosystem. STOP to cancel.
  6. BIRD FACTS!! Some breeds of chickens can lay colored eggs. The Ameraucana and Araucana can lay green or blue eggs. STOP to cancel.
  7. BIRD FACTS!! The rarest bird in the world is a duck called the Madagascar Pochard STOP to cancel.
  8. BIRD FACTS!! Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal! STOP to cancel.
  9. BIRD FACTS!! The common phrase “eat like a bird” should mean something quite different! Many birds eat twice their weight in food each day. In fact, a bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat. STOP to cancel.
  10. BIRD FACTS!! Birds flock together to protect themselves. STOP to cancel.
  11. BIRD FACTS!! A bird’s eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; human eyes take up about 5 percent of our head. To be comparable to a bird’s eyes, our eyes would have to be the size of baseballs. STOP to cancel.
  12. BIRD FACTS!! Crows can recognize human faces. STOP to cancel.
  13. BIRD FACTS!! Woodpeckers hoard acorns. STOP to cancel.
  14. BIRD FACTS!! Most hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel. STOP to cancel.
  15. BIRD FACTS!! Cardinals like to cover themselves in ants! STOP to cancel.
  16. BIRD FACTS!! Chickens have over 200 distinct noises they make for communicating. STOP to cancel.
  17. BIRD FACTS!! Kiwis are sometimes called "honorary mammals." STOP to cancel.
  18. BIRD FACTS!! Owls cannot move their eyes. STOP to cancel.
  19. BIRD FACTS!! Chickens that lay brown eggs have red ear lobes. There is a genetic link between the two. STOP to cancel.
  20. BIRD FACTS!! The unique black and white coloring of penguins works as camoflage. STOP to cancel.
  21. BIRD FACTS!! Birds play with one another. STOP to cancel.
  22. BIRD FACTS!! Birds migrate to other countries. STOP to cancel.
  23. BIRD FACTS!! An albatross can sleep while it flies. STOP to cancel.
  24. BIRD FACTS!! The smallest bird is a Bee Hummingbird. STOP to cancel.
  25. BIRD FACTS!! Bird courtship lasts longer than copulation. STOP to cancel.
  26. BIRD FACTS!! Crows have the largest cerebral hemispheres (brains), relative to body size, of any avian family. STOP to cancel.
  27. BIRD FACTS!! The only known poisonous bird in the world is the Pitohui of Papua, New Guinea. STOP to cancel.
  28. BIRD FACTS!! Ravens are great at mimicking human speech and sounds! STOP to cancel.
  29. BIRD FACTS!! Birds are a large part of human history. STOP to cancel.
  30. BIRD FACTS!! Owls devour their prey whole! STOP to cancel.
  31. BIRD FACTS!! Owls turn their heads almost 360○ (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes. STOP to cancel.
  32. BIRD FACTS!! Mockingbirds can imitate many sounds, from a squeaking door to a cat meowing. STOP to cancel.
  33. BIRD FACTS!! We can find birds all over the continents of the world. STOP to cancel.
  34. BIRD FACTS!! “Guano” or bird poop acts as an important fertilizer. STOP to cancel.
  35. BIRD FACTS!! All birds have feathers! STOP to cancel.
  36. BIRD FACTS!! The average person would need to eat about 285 pounds of meat per day if they had the metabolism of a hummingbird! STOP to cancel.
  37. BIRD FACTS!! Parrots can learn to say hundreds of words. STOP to cancel.
  38. BIRD FACTS!! Some ducks sleep with one eye open. STOP to cancel.
  39. BIRD FACTS!! When it comes to birds, the males tend to have the more glamorous feather shape, coloration, songs, and dances. Female birds choose their mate based on how attractive they find them! STOP to cancel.
  40. BIRD FACTS!! The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright. STOP to cancel.
  41. BIRD FACTS!! A group of larks is called an exaltation, a group of chickens is called a peep, a group of geese is called a gaggle, a group of ravens is called a murder, and a group of owls is called a parliament. STOP to cancel.
  42. BIRD FACTS!! Kiwi birds are blind, so they hunt by smell. STOP to cancel.
  43. BIRD FACTS!! Birds are great communicators. STOP to cancel.
  44. BIRD FACTS!! The only animals with feathers are birds! STOP to cancel.
  45. BIRD FACTS!! The fastest bird on earth is the Peregrine Falcon STOP to cancel.
  46. BIRD FACTS!! Birds evolved from dinosaurs. STOP to cancel.
  47. BIRD FACTS!! The most talkative bird in the world is the African Grey Parrot. STOP to cancel.
  48. BIRD FACTS!! In ancient Greece, pigeons delivered the results of the Olympic games. STOP to cancel.
  49. BIRD FACTS!! The smallest bird egg belongs to the hummingbird and is the size of a pea. The largest bird egg, from which the ostrich hatches, is the size of a cantaloupe. STOP to cancel.
  50. BIRD FACTS!! According to National Geographic, scientists have an answer for the age old dispute over which came first, the chicken or the egg. Reptiles were laying eggs thousands of years before chickens appeared. The first chicken came from an egg laid by a bird that was not quite a chicken. Therefore, the egg came first. STOP to cancel.
  51. BIRD FACTS!! The chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. STOP to cancel.
  52. BIRD FACTS!! Birds don’t have teeth. STOP to cancel.
  53. BIRD FACTS!! All female birds lay eggs. STOP to cancel.
  54. BIRD FACTS!! Bassian thrushes find food by farting. STOP to cancel.
  55. BIRD FACTS!! Many birds kept as pets, including doves, parakeets, and lovebirds, enjoy living in pairs for companionship. STOP to cancel.
  56. BIRD FACTS!! Penguins can jump as high as 9 feet. STOP to cancel.
  57. BIRD FACTS!! The first bird domesticated by humans was the goose. STOP to cancel.
  58. BIRD FACTS!! Birds originally descended from reptiles. STOP to cancel.
  59. BIRD FACTS!! The robin was voted the UK’s most popular wild bird. STOP to cancel.
  60. BIRD FACTS!! Hoatzin chicks are born with claws on their wings. STOP to cancel.
  61. BIRD FACTS!! Swiftlet nests are a delicacy. STOP to cancel.
  62. BIRD FACTS!! Extinction rates are increasing. STOP to cancel.
  63. BIRD FACTS!! Since the early 1800s, on March 19th, St Joseph's Day, millions of cliff swallows return to California's Mission of San Capistrano. STOP to cancel.
  64. BIRD FACTS!! Birds don't have sweat glands, panting helps keep them cool. STOP to cancel.
  65. BIRD FACTS!! Birds aren't real. STOP to cancel.

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