March 26th is dedicated to our feathery friends,the BIRDS!
If you're a fan of cheeping and flapping the following facts
might be interesting for you:
- Birds have feathers, wings, lay eggs and are warm blooded.
- There are around 10000 different species of birds worldwide.
- The Ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
- It also lays the largest eggs and has the fastest maximum running speed (97 kph).
- Scientists believe that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs.
- 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.
- Kiwis are endangered, flightless birds that live in New Zealand.
- They lay the largest eggs relative to their body size of any bird in the world.
- Hummingbirds can fly backwards.
- The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest living bird in the world, with a length of just 5 cm (2 in).
- Around 20% of bird species migrate long distances every year.
- Homing pigeons are bred to find their way home from long distances away
- and have been used for thousands of years to carry messages.
Source:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
FLASHCARDS FOR BIRDS
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