Birds are extremely interesting creatures that have mastered the airspace of our planet, and confidently dominate it. They are wild and domestic, some of them do not even know how to fly, having other advantages. In total, scientists counted 10,694 species of birds living on all continents and many islands. It is believed that they all came from the dinosaurs of the group of therapists, and archaeologists really find the skeletons of the first birds, close in structure to lizards.

And even the feathers themselves, covering the bird's bodies, are simply mutated scales! Do you want to know more interesting things about birds? This article will definitely help you!

Unique phenomena of the bird world

Each had to see chicken eggs with two yolks. In practice, the number of yolks in an egg (in general) can reach 9 pieces. Perhaps in chicken all of them will not fit, but in ostrich - completely. After all, even it needs to be cooked for almost 2 hours, only then it will be completely ready, it will appear to the hard-boiled eaters. But these facts are only the beginning:

• Birds have very light bones, but feathers weigh heavier than them;
• The skin of birds is devoid of sweat glands, therefore they cannot sweat;
• The behavior of a cuckoo with tossing eggs into nests of birds of other species is called nesting parasitism;
• Not only kiwis and ostriches can fly, but also dodos, penguins. Ostriches reach two-meter dew, it is not surprising that such a mass is problematic to raise air.
• Archeology proves that in the past there were even larger flightless birds, and some of them, for example, New Zealand moas, became extinct relatively recently;
• Epiornises laid the largest eggs, and the smallest - hummingbirds;

• Bustard is the heaviest bird flying bird;
• There are 6 species of poisonous birds;
• Ravens and Ravens are birds of different species.

Bird Physiology - Interesting Facts

Birds have an accelerated metabolism. Their temperature is higher than that of mammals, the pulse is much more often. A special load on the body is created by flight, during which the heart can make up to 1000 beats per second. Sometimes a flight lasts for days, weeks, months - swifts even sleep and eat on the fly. Storks also know how to sleep during the flight, so as not to fall once again to the ground. And it’s worth telling the following:

• The wingspan of the albatross exceeds 3 meters;
• The sense of taste in all birds is poorly developed;
• Different beak variations are associated with differences in bird nutrition; the shape is directly related to the type of food;
• The emperor penguin is able to starve for 9 weeks;
• Bald eagles can fly upside down, and hummingbirds - back;
• Seagulls can drink sea water safely for themselves, sea salt is separated in their bodies by the glands;

• Woodpeckers do not experience discomfort even after hours of “working” on wood - they have a unique skull structure;
• On 100 gr. Sparrow weights account for 4.5 g. the brain is the maximum ratio for all birds - because the ostrich even has eyes larger than the brain;
• Flamingos are pink due to the pigment of the crustaceans that they feed on;
• Hummingbirds eat up to 2 times their own food weights per day;
• Owl eyes cannot move, they have to constantly turn their heads.

What else can birds surprise?

People give their children names. Dolphins do exactly the same thing - a certain set of sounds means a separate individual. Interestingly, parrots also call their chicks, each of which is referred to as its own set of tweets. And also:

• Hens can pretend to be dead. By the way, these birds are the most common on the planet, thanks to the efforts of man;
• In ostriches, mainly males hatch eggs;
• Penguins can jump 2 meters;
• Black Swift can fly 4 years in a row;

• Flamingos are able to sleep, standing on one leg;
• Ostriches can live up to 50 years;
• Storks can leave their parents and go to nests to foster homes - mainly because of the feedlessness, poor hunting skills of their parents;
• Birds sing for the mark of their territory;

In fact, all birds of prey create a family for life and do not change partners.
These are the amazing features of birds - not all, just a few. After all, nature is diverse, and you can talk about birds endlessly too.