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
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
Save our Ecosystem
Protect our friends to save our Planet
Kausalya Janardanan