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why don't birds get electrocuted when they perch on a power line?
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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
How does a perch reproduce?
Obviously, there are two types of perch. These are the fish types or the type that birds sit on.So i will tell you about both types. 1) Perch (the fish type)!- Perches move in exactly the same way as most fishes. 2) Perch (the weird wooden type)!- These types dont move at all. Unless a bird is dancing on it!
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.
Do perch blink?
No, perch do not blink, humans have to blink to give mosture (a little bit of water) to thier eyes, but perch practicly live in mosture, so therefore they do not need to blink so they dont, that is the same with all fish.
Do people bleed when you get electrocuted?
=No i dont think that your body would drae blood. However you mite get a cut.=
Why it is dangerous that we insert things into a electrical socket?
Eletric sockets are dangerous because they contain high voltage from power houses around your town,city. Now to keep safe of electric sockets remember these things: Dont pull it out from a distance because you can break or bend the cord. Don't put water near it never do games or run on carpets around it then touch it. Dont touch it towards power outes
How come birds on electric wires dont get electrocuted?
For an electric current to pass through the bird's body, there must be a potential difference (voltage) across its legs. But its legs are connected to a very good conductor which means that the bird's legs must be at the same potential -no potential difference, no shock!
What does Let The Birds Fly mean?
it means dont try to change someone. let the birds be birds and do what birds do...
What birds can't walk?
birds can walk .. how do they start get ready to fly ? you dont see birds flying when its night time ? but some birds live on branches , but i dont think some birds cant walk .. i donno .. -MimiRules
What do bats have that birds dont?
Teeth
How do you feed birds without the bluejays steeling it all?
bluejays are birds and they dont steal it they eat it so you dont actually have a problem
Are birds great?
birds are lovely creatures but some times they can be nasty. i love birds, if you like birds then hi-5 but if you dont grrrrrr
