BirdsAves
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS:
Vertebrates
Endothermic (warm blooded)
Feathers; made of keratin, like hair and fingernails
Egg layers
Smallest: Bee Hummingbird (0.056 ounces/1.6–2 grams)
Largest: Common Ostrich (290 pounds/100–130 kg)
NUMBER OF SPECIES WORLDWIDE: more than 9,800
Vertebrates
Endothermic (warm blooded)
Feathers; made of keratin, like hair and fingernails
Egg layers
Smallest: Bee Hummingbird (0.056 ounces/1.6–2 grams)
Largest: Common Ostrich (290 pounds/100–130 kg)
NUMBER OF SPECIES WORLDWIDE: more than 9,800
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Here are some of the animals you will meet during your journey to the Ain Zoo, home to over 10,000 animals representing 600 species.
