About 7 years.
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Does the tailorbird really pretend that its wing is broken?
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The tailorbird uses its' beak like a needle and it threads various materials like plant fibers through the holes in the leaf it has made with its' beak to construct a cradle like pocket. It then makes a nest with grass and other soft material inside this pocket.
Tailorbird
tailorbirds eat bees, moths, flies, termites, grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, larvae, and sometimes even fruit.
Does the tailorbird really pretend that its wing is broken?
According to MSN Encarta encyclopedia, the Common tailorbird grows to be approximately 5 inches in length.
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Darzee is a bird, specifically a tailorbird, in Rudyard Kipling's story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."
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tailorbird
It is an omnivore. Tailorbird eats insects and fruits.
the tailorbird uses his beak to pierce and sew them with leaves
It is an omnivore. Tailorbird eats insects and fruits.
The tailorbird uses its' beak like a needle and it threads various materials like plant fibers through the holes in the leaf it has made with its' beak to construct a cradle like pocket. It then makes a nest with grass and other soft material inside this pocket.
One instance of irony in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is when the tailorbird praises the cobra Nagaina by saying that she is harmless and has come to protect the tailorbird's eggs. In reality, Nagaina is a dangerous and cunning snake who poses a threat to the tailorbird and her eggs. This contrast between perception and reality creates irony within the story.
1 wing is about 1 1/2 inches. So it is about 3 inches.