Thursday, March 11, 2010

Amazing facts about Birds

..>The smallest bird is the Bee Hummingbird at 2.24 in (5.7cm) and 0.056 oz
..>The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil.
..>The average adult male ostrich, the world’s largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
..>An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
..>The longest latin name of any bird is Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus, or the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher of South America.

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