A bird that can't fly
After millions of years of evolution, some large birds have degenerated wings, coupled with huge fat bodies, they do not have the ability to fly, but they have long legs, long necks, good at running fast on the ground, and some can swim in the water.
1. Kiwi Individuals are relatively small, belonging to flat-breasted birds, they are mainly distributed in New Zealand; The head of the few dimensions is small, and the long lower part of the mouth is curved cylindrical; Their hearing is very sharp and there are cracks at the base of the ears; These birds live in alpine jungles and are nocturnal birds, feeding on worms, insects, and berries that fall to the ground; Kiwi builds nests on the ground, laying 1-2 eggs at a time, and the eggs appear green or white.
2. Emus Emus is large but cannot fly, lives in the desert, grassland, jungle area of Australia, they are the tallest birds in Australia; Brown-gray fluffy feathers cover the small wings, but the blue neck is conspicuous; Emus is good at running, reaching a speed of 48km/hr; The female lays her eggs dark green, the male is responsible for hatching the eggs, and it takes 8 months for the young birds to hatch.
Emus feeds mainly on insects and seeds and is considered a harmful bird.
3. Cassowary Cassowary is 1.3-1.6m long and weighs 50-60kg, which is a large bird; they live in the jungles of some islands in Australia and New Zealand; they generally live in tropical rainforests, live alone, and only live in pairs during the breeding period; cassowaries are very aggressive and can often see scenes of them fighting; they feed on plants and small animals, like to build nests in bushes, spawn in March to July, hatch for 48 to 53 days, and live for 25 years.
They can't fly, they're good at walking, and when they encounter an inability to escape, they stick their heads into the bushes.
4. Crested crests Crests prefer to live in open areas, arid grasslands, shrublands and woods, and their body length is 90 to 130 cm. The mouth peaks are short, slender and curved. The top of the head and pillow are dark brown, like sand baths, have a rounded voice, and are good at running. But when disturbed, just crouch and hide until the danger disappears; If disturbed at close range, it flaps its wings and flies a short distance.
5. Lonely Goose The shape of the lonely bird resembles a chicken, a flat-breasted bird, with a short and bent mouth, and the scales on the feet make it possible to grasp the branches, so that they form the habit of resting on the branches; If they encounter predators, they will stay still and hide, knowing that they are about to be discovered, so they desperately flap their wings and fly for a while, but their wings are not developed and they do not fly far.
6. Kiwi birds Kiwi birds can not fly, belong to the nocturnal birds, they live in the forest, in the roots, dead wood, rock crevices nest, each time laying 1-2 eggs, the egg weight of about 20% of the body, young birds hatch out with feathers, can move independently. Kiwi birds hide in their nests during the day and come out at night to feed, they peel off the dirt through their pointed beaks to find worms, although they have poor vision, they have a keen sense of smell, which is useful for foraging, and of course they also eat insects and berries.
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