Birds

Complete the sentence:

Only birds

• have feathers

• can fly

• lay eggs

True or False:

Ostriches are the only birds that cannot fly.

• True

• False

In nature, male birds feathers are often more colourful than female birds. Female birds are not that colourful, because it helps them to camouflage when they are on their nest.

Is this peacock male or female?

• male

• female

Which birds sometimes sleep with one eye open?

• ostriches

• birds of prey

• water birds

Choose the correct answer:

These feet belong to birds that

• perch

• swim

Birds have feathers. It keeps them warm and helps them to

• sing

• fly

• look pretty

The smallest bird in the world is

• hummingbird

• budgie

• canary

The fastest animal in the world is the

• ostrich

• peregrine falcon

• hummingbird

The fastest land animal on two legs is the

• cheetah

• human

• ostrich

Birds use their beaks to eat their food and to

• sing a song

• preen their feathers

• talk to other birds