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701. Why the owl is considered wise
May 25, 2013
Why the owl is considered wise?
When a bird or animal has something unusual about its appearance or its habits, superstitions usually spring up about it. The owl is both a strange looking bird and one that behaves quite differently from other birds.
The result is that all k...
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702. What keeps a duck afloat
May 25, 2013
What keeps a duck afloat?
When we use the word "duck," we are really referring to a very wide variety of birds. It ranges from the familiar barnyard type to the wild traveler in the skies. In fact, the duck family includes swans, geese, the mergansers or fishing ducks, the tree ducks, the da...
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703. Why do geese fly in formation
May 25, 2013
Why do geese fly in formation?
You hear a distant call in the sky, "Honk! Honk!" You look up and see a V-shaped formation of geese passing overhead and going south.
That V-shaped formation of geese actually goes at the express train speed of about 50 miles an hour. We can m...
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704. What is the largest flying bird
May 25, 2013
What is the largest flying bird?
The largest of all living birds cannot fly at all. This is the African ostrich, which measures up to 2.5 meters in height and may weigh more than 135 kilograms. This would be a big burden for a bird to lift into the air!
The two groups of fl...
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705. How do birds find their way home
May 25, 2013
How do birds find their way home?
One of the strangest and most mysterious things in nature is the ability of certain creatures to find their way home, sometimes from great distances. As you know, birds are not the only ones who can do this. Bees, eels, and salmon are able to return to a par...
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706. Why do birds sing
May 25, 2013
Why do birds sing?
The song of birds is one of the loveliest sounds in nature. Sometimes when we are out in the country and we hear birds singing, it seems to us they are calling back and forth, that they are telling one another something.
The fact is that birds do communic...
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707. Why does a male bird have brighter colors than the female
May 25, 2013
Why does a male bird have brighter colors than the female?
To understand why this is so, we must first understand why birds have colors at all!
Many explanations have been given for the coloring of birds, but science still doesn't understand this subject fully. You see, the reason i...
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708. Why do birds have feathers
May 25, 2013
Why do birds have feathers?
The science of evolution explains it this way: Ages and ages ago, birds belonged to the reptile family. Then a period came in their development when they left the reptile family and gradually their scales became feathers. The fact is, feathers are merely another f...
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709. Are all apes equally intelligent
May 25, 2013
Are all apes equally intelligent?
At one time the name "ape" was given to any monkey. But now it is used to designate the tail less manlike apes found only in the tropical forests of Africa and Asia. These include the huge gorilla and big chimpanzees, the shaggy red orangutan, and the long-a...
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710. Why is the lion called "king of beasts"
May 25, 2013
Why is the lion called "king of beasts"?
Throughout the history of man, the lion has been considered the symbol of strength. We say "strong as a lion" or "lion-hearted." In courts throughout the world, the lion was used on shields and crests and banners to indicate power.
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