Did you know? The chicken is the closest living relative to the ferocious T- rex.
Interesting, isn’t it? Birds are not only one of the cutest species in the world. But they are also filled with several interesting facts that you should know.
Facts about Birds
1. There are around 9500 species of birds which is fitting as birds are some of the world’s most widespread animals.
2. In 97% of bird species, the males lack penises.
3. Birds don’t understand glass. It’s estimated that a billion birds die each year from crashes into the glass.
4. Anatidaephobia is the irrational fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you.
5. Twitter’s bird is called Larry.
Facts about Birds
6. Funnily enough, the chicken is the closest living relative to the ferocious T- rex.
7. A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
8. Sadly, there are more fake flamingos on Earth than real ones.
9. A Vulture’s stomach acid is 10–100 times stronger than humans.
10. The Cassowary is the most dangerous bird on the planet. It has razor-sharp talons and is capable of killing most enemies with a well-timed kick.
Facts about Birds
11. An Albatross can fly for 6 hours straight without moving its wings!
12. While Most parrots learn around 50 words, The most talkative bird in the world, the African grey parrot, can learn around 800 words.
13. Owls are masters of camouflage. Just look at this image.
14. A Bald Eagle is called “bald” not because it lacks feathers. But because it is piebald (black and white).
Disclaimer: The below fact may be offensive to vegans. So, please read it with caution.
15. Hummingbirds are the only birds on Earth that can fly backward.
Facts about Birds
16. Owls can’t move their eyes, and that’s why they turn their heads so much.
17. A European Wren’s song contains over 700 different notes per minute. And can be heard from 1,650 feet (500 meters) away.
18. The Michael Jackson bird moonwalks when attracting a mate.
19. In 2014, scientists uncovered the 37-million-year-old remains of a colossus penguin species on Seymour Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. According to their findings, the massive bird would have stood 6.5 feet tall and weighed more than 250 pounds.
If it were alive today, this penguin could have looked basketball superstar LeBron James square in the eyes.
20. Some female penguins are prostitutes. They offer sex in exchange for pebbles(rocks for nests).
Facts about Birds
21. Human engineers use the American turkey vulture to detect cracked or broken underground fuel pipes. The leaking fuel smells like vulture food (vultures eat dead animals), and the clustered birds show repair people where the lines need fixing.
22. The hooded pitohui of Papua New Guinea is the world’s only known poisonous bird. The poison can be found in the skin and feathers of this creature.
23. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo anywhere, and no soul knows why.
24. Bearded vultures are the only birds known to wear cosmetics. They deliberately dye their feathers with red soil.
25. Homosexual swans will have temporary threesomes with a female swan to obtain an egg, then they drive her away.
That’s it for this post guys, I hope you had fun while reading 15 Mind-Blowing Birds facts for kids.
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