Bird Lover's Quiz

If you love birds, you will enjoy this fun bird lover's quiz. Some questions are easy and some are more difficult. Can you get all ten questions correct? The answers to the bird lover's quiz are at the end.

Bird lover's quiz questions:

1. Do birds have teeth?

2. What are the largest birds?

3. What are the world's most common birds?

4. What birds are the United State's national emblem?

5. Do birds sweat?

6. Can birds see in color?

7. What type of bird was featured on the tv series Baretta?

8. What is the average life span of an African Grey Parrot?

9. What are the fastest birds?

10. Do birds of a feather really flock together?

Here are the answers to the bird lover's quiz:

1. Birds do not have teeth. In place of teeth, birds have bills made of keratin, a fibrous scleroprotein. Birds also have tongues.

2. The largest birds are the ostriches, weighing between 200 and 350 pounds. Ostriches are typically between 7 and 9 feet tall.

3. The most common birds in the world are the chickens.

4. The Bald Eagle, representing strength, longevity and freedom, was selected in 1792 as the national emblem of the United States.

5. No, birds do not have sweat glands. Birds keep cool on hot days by panting.

6. Yes, birds can see the world in color. As a matter of fact, since bird's eyes have five types of cones, their color vision is superior to that of humans, who have only three types of cones. Some birds can even see ultraviolet colors.

7. Baretta's bird was a Cockatoo, specifically a Greater Sulpher-crested Cockatoo, and his name was Fred.

8. The lifespan of an African Grey is between 50 and 80 years, depending on the environment, activity level and other factors.

9. The fastest birds are the Peregrine Falcons, who can attain speeds of over 200 miles per hour when diving through the air.

10. Yes, birds of a feather flock together in the wild, but birds also socialize with species other than their own.