Plant and animal capsules
That
garter snakes gather in dens beneath the frost line and hibernate throughout the
winter?
That
the American kestrel can be recognized by its particular behaviour?
That
as part of its courtship ritual, the male European starling...
That
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s European starling could sing...
That the
nest of the Indigo bunting is often squatted by the Brown-headed
cowbird...
That
the human eye has around 200,000 cones...
That
animals leave different types of tracks depending on the way they move?
That
in Québec, the Northern cardinal is at the northern limit of its geographical
distribution zone?
That a
beaver’s four front teeth are covered with orange enamel?
That
there are three types of ducks with different behaviours and habitats?
That
birds of prey, especially hawks, were once considered a threat...
That the
tip of a woodpecker’s tongue is horned...
That
the red-breasted nuthatch covers the entrance to its nest...
That
birds, unlike humans who use their vocal chords and larynx to make sounds, rely
on a different mechanism...
That
the ruby-throated hummingbird can beat its wings up to 70 times per
second?
That
male birds are usually the ones that sing?
That the
American black duck, and most birds for that matter, moult twice a year?
That
the black-capped chickadee can live up to seven years...
That
in the spring, male woodpeckers rapidly peck tree trunks...
That
birds can sleep on tree branches without falling...
With its
webbed feet...
