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| − | [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/649644315004712474/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/649644315004712474/] <br /><br />There are about ten thousand living | + | [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/649644315004712474/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/649644315004712474/] <br /><br />There are about ten thousand living varieties, more than half of which will be passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds include wings whose development varies according to species; the just known groups without having wings are the extinct moa and elefant birds. Wings, which usually evolved from forelimbs, gave birds the opportunity to fly, although even more evolution has brought to losing air travel in some parrots, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory system systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for air travel. Some bird types of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved intended for swimming.<br /><br />Birds are descendants of the primitive avialans (whose members include Archaeopteryx) which first made an appearance about 160 mil years ago (mya) in China. According to DNA evidence, modern day birds (Neornithes) evolved in the Middle to Late Cretaceous, and diversified drastically around the time of the Cretaceous? Paleogene extinction event sixty six mya, which killed off the pterosaurs and all non-avian dinosaurs.<br /><br />Many social types pass on knowledge across generations, which will be considered a form of traditions. Birds are sociable, communicating with visual signals, calls, plus songs, and taking part in such behaviours while cooperative breeding and even hunting, flocking, and even mobbing of predators. The vast vast majority of bird varieties are socially (but not necessarily sexually) monogamous, usually intended for one breeding time at a moment, sometimes for years, but rarely regarding life. Other species have breeding devices that are polygynous (one male using many females) or even, rarely, polyandrous (one female numerous males). Birds produce offspring by laying ovum which are fertilised through sexual imitation. They are generally laid in the nest and incubated by simply the parents. Just about all birds have an extended period associated with parental care right after hatching |
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There are about ten thousand living varieties, more than half of which will be passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds include wings whose development varies according to species; the just known groups without having wings are the extinct moa and elefant birds. Wings, which usually evolved from forelimbs, gave birds the opportunity to fly, although even more evolution has brought to losing air travel in some parrots, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory system systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for air travel. Some bird types of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved intended for swimming.
Birds are descendants of the primitive avialans (whose members include Archaeopteryx) which first made an appearance about 160 mil years ago (mya) in China. According to DNA evidence, modern day birds (Neornithes) evolved in the Middle to Late Cretaceous, and diversified drastically around the time of the Cretaceous? Paleogene extinction event sixty six mya, which killed off the pterosaurs and all non-avian dinosaurs.
Many social types pass on knowledge across generations, which will be considered a form of traditions. Birds are sociable, communicating with visual signals, calls, plus songs, and taking part in such behaviours while cooperative breeding and even hunting, flocking, and even mobbing of predators. The vast vast majority of bird varieties are socially (but not necessarily sexually) monogamous, usually intended for one breeding time at a moment, sometimes for years, but rarely regarding life. Other species have breeding devices that are polygynous (one male using many females) or even, rarely, polyandrous (one female numerous males). Birds produce offspring by laying ovum which are fertilised through sexual imitation. They are generally laid in the nest and incubated by simply the parents. Just about all birds have an extended period associated with parental care right after hatching
