Animal Behavior Facts Generator

• [Animal behavior fact 1] Even though flamingos are thought of as tropical birds, if they have enough food and water, they can also thrive in cold environments.

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• [Animal behavior fact 2] Lighthouses are dangerous for birds. The beams attract birds, especially in misty conditions, and many are killed when they fly into the glass.

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• [Animal behavior fact 3] The Galapagos Penguin lives farther north than any other penguin and is the only penguin that might venture into the Northern Hemisphere.

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• [Animal behavior fact 4] The 2005 children’s book And Tango Makes Three, based on a true story, is about a homosexual Chinstrap Penguin couple in New York’s Central Park Zoo. The book is listed on the 15 Most Controversial Picture Books.

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• [Animal behavior fact 5] Oilbirds are the only birds that use echolocation the way that bats do. However, bats are much better at it. A bat can even fly through the blades of a moving fan. Oilbirds are also the only nocturnal fruit-eating birds in the world.

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• [Animal behavior fact 6] Though it looks like a bird’s knee is bending backwards, what is bending backward is actually its ankle. Below its ankle is an extended foot bone, leading to the toes. A bird’s real knee is usually hidden by feathers.

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• [Animal behavior fact 7] Flamingos are very social birds, and they live in colonies of thousands.

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• [Animal behavior fact 8] The smallest flightless bird is the Island Rail. This tiny bird lives on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean and is just 5" long, about the same size as a hen chick.

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• [Animal behavior fact 9] The word "flamingo" comes from the Spanish flamengo, meaning "flame colored."

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• [Animal behavior fact 10] Emperor Penguins are the fifth heaviest of all bird species, although an adult male will lose about 26 pounds while he waits for a penguin chick to hatch.

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