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I like animals

They creep, they crawl, they leap, they fly. They make strange noises. That's why I like to watch and listen to animals. I like the look of soft, smooth fur and shiny feathers. Sometimes I try to...

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...

Wings under the water

We think of birds as creatures of the air. So it's always a little surprising to learn that some birds can't fly. But have you ever heard of a bird that can swim like a fish and stay underwater for...

Wings over the water

Far out over the southern sea, thousands of miles from the nearest land, a great, graceful bird soars in the sky. The bird is a wandering albatross buh traws). It has the longest wings of any bird...

Birds

You might mistake an eel for a snake, or think of a whale as a fish. But no one can mistake a bird for any other kind of animal. Birds are the only animals that have feathers. And all birds have...

The first birds

The birds of today sing or whistle or screech. But the first birds may have hissed like snakes! They were more like reptiles than like birds. They were reptiles with wings and feathers. The first...

Helpful animals

Crocodiles try to eat most birds that come near them. But one kind of bird can walk about among crocodiles and be quite safe. In fact, these birds even lay their eggs in the same place where the...

The great mystery

Hundreds of barn swallows sit in rows on telephone wires. Suddenly, with a great twittering, they all rush into the air. Staying close together in a big flock, they fly away. It is late summer and...