BATTY BIRDS
A cave can be a home for bats and rats, and crayfish and crickets. But
some caves are homes for birds. One kind of a bird that lives in caves
is the oilbird.
Oilbirds sleep during the day and search for food at night. They are
something like bats. They, like bats, have a special kind of radar. They
screech, cluck, and squawk. These sounds bounce back to their ears to
let them know when things are in their way. That’s why the birds can fly
in the dark caves or during the night without bumping into things.
If you want to see an oilbird, you can go to the Caripe caves in
Venezuela because that’s where they live. If you were there, you might
learn the word “guacharo.” That’s what an oilbird is called in
Venezuela.
