Birds Of Prey
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Aves | show 🗑
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| show | seeing only one object at a time; both eyes focus on the same object
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| show | a carnivorous bird (hawk, falcon, eagle, etc.) that kills and eats small mammals and other birds
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| Carrion | show 🗑
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| Cere | show 🗑
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| Contour feathers | show 🗑
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| show | a large sac between the esophagus and stomach that stores food until the bird is ready to begin digestion
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| show | fluffy feathers designed to help insulate and keep a bird warm
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| Drag | show 🗑
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| show | the rearing of a young bird until it has grown its feathers and is able to fly and leave the nest
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| show | special contour feathers that help a bird get off the ground, move in the air, and land safely
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| show | a rodless area of the retina enabling a bird of prey acute vision
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| Gizzard | show 🗑
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| show | a tough, fibrous protein; the basic substance of hair, nails, horns, feathers, shafts, etc.
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| show | to shed feathers, skin, horns, etc. before replacement with new growth
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| Monocular vision | show 🗑
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| show | a transparent third eyelid hinged at the lower lid of the eye of raptors, and closes laterally across the eye
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| show | a transparent third eyelid hinged at the lower lid of the eye of raptors, and closes laterally across the eye
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| Pellet | show 🗑
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| Pellet | show 🗑
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| show | a process that most birds do with an oil secreted from a special gland; involves rubbing the oil over its feathers to protect them
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| show | the stem of a feather; the hollow tube that holds the feathers together and in place
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| Talons | show 🗑
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| Vertebrates | show 🗑
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| show | being able to control and maintain a constant body temperature even when the temperature of the environment changes
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| Wings | show 🗑
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