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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.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey like the view and the wires are easy to grab.
If you want to know how they are able to sit on the wires, see Related Question below.
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∙ 14y agobecause it is one of the highest places to perch and because they dont know what they are
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∙ 12y agothey sit on telephone lines together to gossip about all the humans they see
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∙ 12y agothe birds are either sitting because they are tired or they are getting a look of there surroundings
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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.
Did Aristotle say birds of feather flock together?
I do not know. That is why I'm asking you. Can you tell me anything about his parrot, named Psittace (sit a see) with the accent on the sit.
Why dont birds tip over when they sit on telephone wires?
birds have special tendons that allow them lock around the perch. With tendons located behind their ankle and in front of their knee, they weight of their body stretches the tendons so they lock around the perch
Where can you find a bird?
Well, birds are ususally mostly everywhere. You can find them flying in the sky or nesting their home in trees. Some birds even sit on top of telephone poles. So you can find them anywhere. you can also find them on ground, in the woods and at ur house
What do you sit on that starts with the letter N?
Birds sit on a nest.
Why do birds sleep while flying?
they sit
Why don't birds get electrocuted when they sit on telephone wires?
Birds fall from the window ledge above mine, flapping their wings at the last second towards a horizontal flight. Due to a construct in my mind it makes their falling and their flight symbolic of my entire existence. If you want to electrocute birds, all you need is a bug zapper, hence the name.
Something to sit on starting with n?
Birds sit on a nest. It begins with the letter n.
Is it illegal to play the radio through the telephone as you sit on hold?
No.
In what school subject do Bella Edward sit together?
in twilight they sit together in biology
Why do Red-tailed hawks sit on telephone posts?
Many of the predatory birds have this behavior. Hawks, Falcons, and even eagles frequently roost on high places such as telephone posts, flag poles, and antenas. It allows them to conserve energy but still continue hunting. It also keeps them from being preyed upon.
What are the names of the birds that sit on electrical wires?
crows.
