[Birds fact 1] The fastest level flight by a bird has been seen in both the Spine-tailed Swift and the Red-breasted Merganser (a duck). They have flown at 100 mph (161 kph) in level flight.
[Birds fact 2] Owls can almost turn their heads all the way around, but it's not quite a 360 turn. They can turn their necks 135 degrees in either direction, which gives them 270 degrees total movement.
[Birds fact 3] The chicks of large bird species often take the longest to hatch. Emu chicks, for example, take 60 days to hatch. Small songbirds take just 2 weeks.
[Birds fact 4] Penguins spend several hours a day preening or caring for their feathers. If penguins don’t keep them well maintained, their feathers would not stay waterproof. For extra protection, penguins spread oil on their feathers. The oil comes from a special gland near their tail feathers.
[Birds fact 5] The game Angry Birds has sold more than 7 million copies on Apple’s iPhone. The game was made by a team of just four people. It was such a low priority for the company that it took over 8 months to finish.
[Birds fact 6] Even though adult flamingos are four to five feet tall, they only weigh between four and eight pounds.
[Birds fact 7] The marsh warbler can mimic more than 80 different birds. Other renowned mimics include mockingbirds and lyrebirds.
[Birds fact 8] The last Great Auk (the extinct penguin of the Northern Hemisphere) seen in the United Kingdom was captured and tied up by 3 men. The men kept the bird alive until a large storm hit the area. Thinking the bird was a witch, they killed it.
[Birds fact 9] The biggest bird that ever existed on Earth is the flightless elephant bird, which is now extinct. It weighed about 1000 lb. (450 kg.). Seven ostrich eggs would fit inside one elephant bird’s egg. Elephant birds died out 400 years ago, but people still find pieces of their tough-shelled eggs.
[Birds fact 10] Flamingos generally don't migrate, but if the climate or water levels change in their breeding areas, they may relocate.
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