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  2. Birds in a truck riddle - Wikipedia

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    The birds in a truck riddle is a riddle that asks whether a container or a truck carrying birds changes in weight when the birds inside are flying. [1] The television series MythBusters investigated the question in a 2007 episode, testing it both with a box of pigeons and again with a model helicopter. They concluded that the contents being in ...

  3. Cher Ami - Wikipedia

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    Cher Ami was one of 600 English-bred birds donated to the Pigeon Service on May 20, 1918. It is unknown exactly when Cher Ami hatched, though it was likely in late March or early April of 1918. Cher Ami's identification band is stamped with "NURP 18 EAD 615," meaning he was a "National Union Racing Pigeon" and born in 1918.

  4. Hawking (birds) - Wikipedia

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    Brown honeyeater, one of a group hawking from a Casuarina White-fronted chat, returning to a perch with insects caught in flight. The various methods of taking insects have been categorized as: gleaning (perched bird takes prey from branch or tree trunk), snatching (flying bird takes prey from ground or branch), hawking (bird leaves perch and takes prey from air), pouncing (bird drops to ...

  5. Pet carrier - Wikipedia

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    Backpack pet carriers are suitable for smaller pets when walking. They are also convenient for hiking, shopping, road trips or appointments to the veterinarian. They feature a well-ventilated, comfortable compartment for the pet for safe and enjoyable travel. [3] Some backpack pet carrier models are airline approved so they can be safely used ...

  6. English Carrier pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Charles Darwin wrote of the Carrier in The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, "This is a fine bird, of large size, close feathered, generally dark–coloured, with an elongated neck". [5] Darwin compared the dimensions of the breed to the rock dove, showing the length of the Carrier to be nearly double that of the rock dove ...

  7. Birdcage - Wikipedia

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    A birdcage (or bird cage) is a cage designed to house birds as pets. Antique (or antique-style) birdcages are often popular as collectors' items or as household decor but most are not suitable for housing live birds, being too small, improper shape, using unsafe materials or construction. [ 1 ]

  8. Bird feet and legs - Wikipedia

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    The ostrich is the only bird that has the didactyl foot. [2] Most birds have four toes, typically three facing forward and one pointing backward. [7] [10] [8] In a typical perching bird, they consist respectively of 3, 4, 5 and 2 phalanges. [2] Some birds, like the sanderling, have only the forward-facing toes; these are called tridactyl feet ...

  9. Coraciidae - Wikipedia

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    It is one of six families in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the motmots, bee-eaters, todies, ground rollers, and kingfishers. The family gets its scientific name for Latin coracium , "like a raven", and the English name "roller" from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights.

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