Zap - Quick Bird facts

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Todays Zap is about birds. This was again requested by a blog viewer so if you want your topic on the Zap posts please leave a comment in the section below and it will definetly be researched and put up on the blog. 

So now back onto the Zap and we are talking about birds according to wikipedia birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic, egg-laying, vertebrate animals. With around 10,000 living species, they are the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. I know this might be a mouthful or a brainful for some of you guys but I'm sure you will understand at least a few if not all of the words. After the twenty facts I'll give you the meaning of these words but I hope you like the Zap.

1. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living 
 bird. One very old male specimen had a span of 11 feet and 11 inches! Source:http://weirdfacts.com

2. A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second depending on the direction of flight and air conditions. 

3. An average hummingbird’s heart rate is more than 1,200 beats per minute. 

4. Because the hummingbird can rotate its wings in a circle, they are the only bird that can fly forwards, backwards, up, down, sideways and  hover in mid air.

5. Bald eagles have 7,000 feathers. Source: http://www.baldeagleinfo.com

6. There are over 60 different species of eagle!

7. Falcons come in 37 different species, they spread throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and North America.

8. The Royal Albatross' eggs take 79 days to hatch. Source: http://www.peteducation.com  

9. According to the BBC, the oldest parrot on record is a Blue and Gold Macaw named Charlie. Charlie is reported to have been owned by Winston Churchill, and is believed to be 104 years of age. Source: http://birds.about.com

10.  The most common bird on the planet is the Chicken.   Source: http://birds.about.com

11. A bird's feathers weigh more than its skeleton does. Source: http://birds.about.com

12. Based on similarities in skeletal structure, a good number of scientists have theorized that many modern bird species evolved from the dinosaurs. Source: http://birds.about.com

13. Green Herons sometimes drop live insects, berries, or other objects onto the water's surface to attract fish. When an inquisitive fish appears, the heron grabs it with a quick thrust of the bill! Source:http://www.avianweb.com

14. The heaviest flying bird is the Great Bustard weighing as much as a 6 year old human child Source:http://www.avianweb.com




15. The Arctic Tern makes the longest migration each year, flying 20,000 to 25,000 miles (32000-40000 km) each year from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back again. Source:http://www.avianweb.com

 About the thing that I said at the top. 

feathered : with feathers
bipedal : two legs
endothermic : requires heat to live
egg-laying : lays eggs
vertabrae : with a spine

Thanks for reading and take care!