Some Bird Facts

  • A Flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
  • A bird’s eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; our eyes take up about 5 percent of our head.
  • A bird's heart beats 400 times per minute while resting and up to 1000 beats per minute while flying.
  • The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers. 
  •  The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird in the world, flying up to 220 miles per hour
  • Some birds hide their eggs in other birds' nests so that another bird will feed them. The Cuckoo bird is known for this, and is called a "brood parasite."


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