Torah Tidbits

8 February 2012 / 15 Shevat 5772

Torah from Nature

Take a Bird to Lunch

From Wikipedia: Birds are winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, vertebrate animals that lay eggs… around 10,000 living species… range in size from the 5cm Bee Hummingbird to the 3m Ostrich… feathers, a beak with no teeth, hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a light- weight but strong skeleton. All birds have wings and most can fly… exceptions include ratites, penguins, and others… unique digestive and respiratory systems that are highly adapted for flight. Some birds are among the most intelligent animal species… Many migrate… Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching… most common bird: Red-billed Quelea…

Other animals have wings. Other animals lay eggs. Other animals fly. Other animals have beaks. But only birds have FEATHERS!

In addition to the African bird, the most common bird in the world, other contenders for that title are the common chicken and the European house sparrow.

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