Why do birds land on live wires and don't die?
In order to receive a shock you must touch one wire and the ground or one wire and the "ground" wire. Electricity flows in a loop between wires and you must contact two wires at the same time. When a large bird, like a pelican or something with a long wing span lands on the wires and accidently touch one of the other wires while they are standing on the other one they do get electrocuted and die. The wires are usually far enough apart so they can't touch two at the same time. If there is a wire that falls on the ground and someone on the ground touches the wire, then they can get electrocuted and die. You have to complete a circuit to get a shock.
How many types of puffins are there what are their names?
Puffins are an endangered species. There are about 10,000 left in the world i think so not many. i know it seems alot but it isn't!
Why do incubated born quail die?
incubated quail may hatch and then die if your incubator has not enough or too much humidity or if the eggs are not turned at regular intervals. also the heat is a big factor as if it is not a consistant 99.5 degrees f. there also may be problems with the breeding stock as in they may be overbred.
What is the name of a Northern diving bird?
Gannet
Seagull
Penguin
Cormorant
Guillemot
Duck
Grebe
Dipper
Lune
Osprey
Booby
Puffin
there are many more.
How does white ibis find food?
The Glossy Ibis eats small water and mud living invertebrates such as snails, worms and shrimps. Occasionally it will eat small Amphibians like newts and frogs but this is rare.
It varies a bit from seed to seed, but with most types of seed the bird will move it around in his mouth to get the husk off, and then swallow it whole. It goes into the gizzard from there and gets ground up into pulp by the grit and gravel in the gizzard.
The razorbill is a kind of seabird that is known for forming lifelong monogamous pairs. Even though females only lay one egg per year, razorbills aren't endangered. Adults dive into the sea to catch fish for themselves and for their offspring.
Yes. Arctic Puffins live at the North pole, along sea coasts, islands in the north Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.
How can we help an albatross not be endangered?
In my experience, there's pretty much no bird that can't be tamed, and the Albatross is actually known for being quite tame already on land.
Of course, I wouldn't recommend it though, seeing as a tame bird is often a dead bird: there are some people who would take advantage of it's friendliness, and possibly kill it. Also, it's better and healthier living in the wild, rather than learning to go where humans are.
If you live in a rather unpopulated area however, such as some small island, there probably wouldn't be any harm taming your favorite albatross on the beach; just make sure you know the local laws. Don't use any unnatural food that the albatross doesn't already eat (their main diet is squid and fish) to try and tame them either. What seems harmless to us may be very unhealthy or even fatal to them.
Why should you not drink seawater?
Salt-water is a mild emetic. Also, the body needs more water than is in the sea-water to excrete the salt that is in it.
Seawater contains salt and salt dehydrates you, therefore seawater dehydrates you. It also tastes bad and could make you sick. It can lead to health problems as people usually forget the intake amount and drink to excess when desperate for water at sea, such as high blood pressure.
Also if you are stranded in the ocean what ever you do do not drink sea water it will speed up your dead meter.
It will make you die faster.Albatrosses pair up for life and they do return to land and to their nesting sites. Breeding pairs usually produce just one egg per year. Nesting sites are almost always in very remote small islands where they go unobserved by humans. It is something of a myth that they never come to dry land. They are capable of flying vast distances by locking their wings, at what would be our shoulder joint, and gliding on thermals or local air pressure 'pockets' formed by the swell or waves at sea. They can cover thousands of miles in this way. They are very unusual in that they can drink sea water and have a method of getting rid of the salt. They can feed by diving for fish and squid etc close to the surface and can also take fish from the surface with their beak as they skim the surface. They are known to live beyond 50 years.
What do you call a scientist who studies birds?
He/she is an ornithologist.
Someone that studies birds is called an ornithologist.
An ornothologist
they are kinda like penguins cos they are black and white if u wanna see a picture type in puffins on google images
What is odd one out kiwi penguin albatross ostrich?
Out of the listed birds, the only one that can fly is the albatross.
Is an Albatross bigger than a Vulcher?
The wingspans of the largest great albatrosses (genus Diomedea) are the largest of any bird.
an ostrich can get to 9ft tall and an albatross is 6ft tall
How do seagulls know when a field is being ploughed?
Like many birds, gulls rely on their excellent vision in order to find food. Usually, they will survey an area while soaring, and upon spotting a food item, they will swoop down and grab it.
The way gulls actually obtain their food after finding it varies. For the most part, they are scavengers and will pick up whatever's lying around (fish, sea creatures, bread, garbage, or carrion). Many times, they will directly steal food from other birds or animals. Sometimes, however, they will catch their own food by snatching fish from the ocean or snapping up insects.
-An experienced birdwatcher.
Where does the tufted puffin live?
British Columbia, throughout southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands,Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and throughout the Sea of Okhotsk. Winters south to Honshū and California[3]
Where do albatross go in breeding season?
During the breeding season, albatrosses typically return to specific breeding colonies on remote islands in the Southern Ocean and parts of the North Pacific. They often nest on inaccessible cliffs or flat areas on these islands, where they engage in elaborate courtship displays and mate for life. After raising their young, they leave the breeding grounds to resume their long-distance foraging across vast oceanic areas.