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Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:33 pm
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Some birdie facts
# The Albatross has a wing span of up to 14 feet and only needs to land once every couple of years to breed. They can travel hundreds of thousands of miles each flight
# The biggest bird in the world is the ostrich, which can grow up to nine feet tall.
# Emus have double-plumed feathers, and they lay emerald/forest green eggs.
# A group of owls is called a parliament.
# Ancient Romans ate flamingo tongues and considered them a delicacy.
# "Eat like a bird?" Many birds eat twice their weight a day.
# All swans and all sturgeons in England are property of the Queen. Messing with them is a serious offense.
# Kiwi birds are blind, they hunt by smell.
# Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.
# If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die, as they need gravity to swallow.
# The penguins that inhabit the tip of South America are called jackass penguins.
# A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down
# Birds do not sleep in their nests. They may occasionally nap in them, but they actually sleep in other places.
# Some male songbirds sing more than 2000 times each day.
# There are more chickens than people in the world.
# The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
# The Dodo was first discovered in 1507 - 100 years later it was hunted to extinction.
# Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
# The male penguin incubates the single egg laid by his mate. During the two month period he does not eat, and will lose up to 40% of his body weight.
# Penguins "fly" underwater at up to 25 miles per hour.
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May one day man and Animals live together in harmony and peace
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