Interesting facts about Our Feathered...

Interesting facts about Our Feathered Friends

There are one to two billion living birds on this planet.

Birds are warm blooded animals.

A bird’s normal body temperature is 7-8 degrees hotter than humans.

The characteristic feature of all birds is the feather. A bird's feathers weigh more than its skeleton does.

Air sacs make up 1/5 of the body volume of a bird.

A bird’s heart beats 1000 times per minute while flying and when resting heart beats for 400 times.

The shape of a bird's beak directly corresponds to the type of diet.

Senses of sight, smell, and hearing are remarkably acute in birds. Birds, have no external ear, but can hear well.

Bird’s songs are composed of love-notes and pleasure-notes. Birds require very little sleep.

Birds have a reduced sense of taste as compared to other animals.

The flightless birds use their wings as paddles when they are swimming

Three-quarters of the air a bird breathes is used for cooling down body temperature since they are unable to sweat.

Birds are loved for their aesthetic value. Birds disperse seeds. Birds control rodents, insects and pests.

Birds protect our crops, forests and ecosystem. Birds play a vital role in shaping our economy.

Birds have great economic and personal value to people.

Global Warming is the greatest threat to Birds. Several species of Birds are facing extinction due to climate change. Climate change has affected their migration, breeding, nesting, hatching of eggs and several other bird behaviors.

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