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FLAMINGOS |
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The flamingos' pink color is from the beta-carotene in
their crustacean and plankton diet. |
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GREAT WHITE PELICANS |
MARABOU
STORKS
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GREAT BLUE HERON
SUPREB STARLING |
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OSTRICHES |
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The
ostrich lays the biggest egg in the world. It measures
7" x 5" and weighs 3 pounds. However, the biggest egg
for the size of the mother
is laid by the kiwi and is a third of the weight of the
bird. It is 5" long and can weigh as much as 1 lb. This
would be the equivalent
of an ostrich laying an 88 lb. (40 kg.) egg. |
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YELLOW-BILLED STORK
IBIS
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Though it looks like a bird’s knee is bending
backwards, what is bending backward is its ankle. Below
its ankle is an extended foot bone,
leading to the toes. A bird’s real knee is usually
hidden by feathers. |
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WHITE
HERON
GREY HERON
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FLAMINGOS |
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Flamingos pair for a lifetime. Some stay with
their mates for 50 years or more. |
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KENYA/TANZANIA/ETHIOPIA
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2 |
ADIRONDACK PARK
1
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AUSTRALIA/NEW
ZEALAND 1 |
FLORIDA
1 |
NEW JERSEY
BACKYARD
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3 |
YUCATAN/MEXICO
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GREY CROWNED CRANE |
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White-backed Vulture |
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Some birds like black vultures, turkey vultures,
marabou storks
poop on their own legs to keep themselves cool and
clean.
The excrement of these birds is highly acidic, which
helps
to kill off bacteria they may have stepped in while
eating.
Additionally, since birds do not have sweat glands to
cool off like mammals, vultures defecate on the bare
skin
of their legs and feet to help with evaporative cooling. |
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EGYPTIAN GOOS |
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GREEN HERON |
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GREATE WHITE ERGET |
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SECRETARY BIRD |
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WEAVER BIRD |
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