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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (7): Territory
Habitat selection varies according to species but not all habitat selection involves ‘territory’. Many species remain itinerant, at least to some extent. Albatrosses, as is […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (6): Food and foraging
Birds occupy both a vertical plane and a horizontal plane above ground level. Not all birds forage for food at the same level above ground. […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (5): The wings
The wing is a forelimb and an adaptation to flight that is unique to class Aves. The bones of the wing reveal their reptilian ancestry. […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (4):The feet
Many birds use their feet, as well as their beaks, for foraging and hunting. Chickens and many ground-dwelling birds scratch the ground to locate food, […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (3): The beak
The beak, or bill, is the bird’s main equipment for preening, feeding and attacking. The bill is adapted primarily for feeding and we know this […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (2): Adaptive features of birds
Birds come in all shapes, sizes and colours and are adapted to an enormously wide range of ecological circumstances. Despite their differences, they all have […]
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (1): Birds signal life
Birds are so much a part of our lives, even in cities, that we can barely imagine what it would be like without them. Recently, […]