Marine Birds (Birds Up Close) - Softcover

Kalman, Bobbie; Langille, Jacqueline; Walker, Niki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865057664 ISBN 13: 9780865057661

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Introduces the eating habits, breeding, nesting, and survival techniques of birds that live on, in, or near salt water

About this title

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Taken from Chapter 3: Marine meals Most birds and animals can drink only fresh water. Marine birds, however, drink salt water every day. There is also a lot of salt on the fish they eat. Too much salt is unhealthy for any animal, so marine birds have a special way of getting rid of the salt they eat. They have salt glands near their eyes. These glands take the extra salt out of a marine bird's body. They make a salty fluid that leaks out of the bird's nostrils and runs down its beak. The dripping liquid causes the bird to have a constantly runny nose.

Review:

Birds Up Close is a fascinating series of six books. They help children understand the mechanics of flight and why some birds can't fly -- Sally Bender, Brandon Sun, Dec. 28, 1997

About this edition

• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0865057664
• ISBN 13: 9780865057661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32