birds

You may not believe it, but skuas are truly some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. Not only do these birds eat baby penguins and rotting flesh, but they harass other birds until they throw up in fear. Then they eat the vomit. Readers will be thrilled to learn more about these animals and their gross eating habits.

Vultures are huge birds known for feeding on the rotting, dead carcasses of animals. Vultures have many unique adaptations that allow them to thrive on their rotting diets, teeming with bacteria, maggots, and other gross by-products of the decaying corpse. Readers will be fascinated by these giant birds.

Examines the evolution, physiology, characteristics, habitats, diet and nesting instincts of birds, including land birds and waterbirds.

A bird pecks its way out of its shell, then spends a day discovering new things about the world and itself.

"Baby birds hatch from eggs. Las cr?ias de los p?ajaros salen de huevos." But did you know that some birds build nests on the ground, or don't build nests at all? Includes afterword with more information about the birds featured in the book.

"This book covers the habits, physical features, reproduction, and life cycle of birds."--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at more than one hundred facts about birds.

Two little birds make their first grand migration south, and later return home to start new families.

All birds lay eggs, have feathers, and are warm-blooded. But even though they have these characteristics in common, birds are incredibly diverse in appearance, behaviors, and unique abilities. Giant wingspans, dizzying flying altitudes, and many more.