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Because to get eletrocuted there has to be a circuit for the electricity to flow through. The bird sitting on one power line is like a dead-end street electrically. With nowhere for the electricity to flow to the bird is safe. Then of course many power lines are insulated, and aren't particulary dangerous in the first place.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe wires that are on the power poles have a strong electrical potential (voltage) and a high amount of current...
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nothing happens until the charge goes somewhere.
The simple fact is, if one of those birds touched both wires at the same time (of course it would need to be a big bird) it would be electrocuted immediately.
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∙ 14y agoBirds tend to line up with the prevailing wind.
They stand in the same direction in large groups on land.
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∙ 14y agoIt gives them a good view of the surrounding area so they can spot food sources, and they are relatively safe from predators.
Besides, all their friends do it so it's cool.
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∙ 11y agothere legs are insulators so they can stand on power lines
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Why can animals sit on high voltage electrical lines?
Animals can sit on HIGH VOLTAGE Electrical lines. It does not give any current to animals or birds unless the circuit is complete. It is essentlal to complete the electrical circuits for making any current. When bird sit on the line / conductor the only legs of birds touched single line and it does not touch the other two conductors below upper line/conducotr , which does not make circiuit complete and birds / animals does not feel current.
What are the names of the birds that sit on electrical wires?
crows.
Do birds gain heat from powerlines in the winter?
Unlikely at most. Just because there is many thousands of volts passing through the lines they land on, there is no grounding done and no electrical charge involved. Many birds land on the lines to see where they will feed next or gather with birds of the same species.
Why do birds sit together on telephone lines?
For a start, most telephone wires are insulated and carry little or no electricity so, apart from falling off and hurting themselves, they won't get hurt on telephone wires. Really, you should have asked about why birds don't get hurt on overhead electrical wires. The answer is fairly simple really - to get electrocuted from those wires you need to complete the circuit, in this case touch the ground, for the electricity to surge through the body. Birds only sit on the wire and do not touch the ground, so they can't be electrocuted.
Why dont birds die when landing on electrical cables?
High voltage electricity can kill if it passes trough your body. When birds sit on the power cable, the electrical current cannot pass trough their body because no part of their body is touching the ground or any other wire.
Why is it that birds can perch safeley on high voltage electric lines but if electrical workers accidentally touched a line they would be killed instantly?
Because birds are not 'grounded'. This means they are NOT touching the power line AND the ground, at the SAME time.
What do you sit on that starts with the letter N?
Birds sit on a nest.
Why do birds sleep while flying?
they sit
Examples of parallel lines?
Railway tracks electrical lines
Something to sit on starting with n?
Birds sit on a nest. It begins with the letter n.
What voltage are electrical lines coming into a house in England?
The electrical lines to a typical house in the UK are 230 V 50 Hz.
Why birds sits on their eggs?
Birds Sit on their eggs to keep them warm, and to hide and protect them from predetors.
