Chickadee Winter Adaptations

Chickadees stay warm keeping a___v_ and moving around a lot.

Chickadees have a ___________ metabolism meaning they can burn fat fast.

• high

• low

Folklore has it the chickadees h_____le together at night with other chickadees to keep warm.

Scientists have found evidence of the folklore's huddle theory.

• True

• False

Chickadees eat constantly during the day so they need to f_r_ge for food.

What 3 food sources does the video say chickadees eat?

• seeds

• insect eggs

• dead animals

• berries

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Chickadees have almost no body fat in the morning and eat all day. It would be like a 180 pound person gaining ___ pounds during the day of eating

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Chickadees don't huddle, instead they fly to birch trees and nestle in small h____s

According to the video, which two things to Chickadees do to keep warm at night.

• shiver

• drop body temperature to reduce the need for food

• fluff up feathers

• huddle with other birds

Why don't chickadees' skinny feet freeze? Their arteries going down to their toes are weaved together with the veins so when the blood returns to the heart it is p__-warmed.