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ANIMALS

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EXAMPLES OF BIRDS’ FEET

KITTIWAKE
(Rissa tridactyla)
The webbed feet are
adapted for paddling
through water.

LITTLE GREBE
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
The lobed, flattened feet
are adapted for swimming
underwater.
TAWNY OWL
(Strix aluco)
The clawed feet are adapted
for gripping prey.

EXAMPLES OF BIRDS’ BEAKS

KING VULTURE
(Sarcorhamphus papa)
The hooked beak is adapted
for pulling apart flesh.

GREATER FLAMINGO
(Phoenicopterus ruber)
In the living bird, the large,
curved beak contains a
cartilaginous “strainer” for
filtering food particles
from water.

MISTLE THRUSH BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW
(Turdus viscivorus) (Ara ararauna)
The general-purpose beak is The broad, powerful, hooked beak
suitable for a wide range of is adapted for crushing seeds and
animal and plant foods. eating fruit.

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