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21.4- FEATURES OF BIRDS

Learning objective - Students will learn about features of a bird.

Note:

 Birds are small animals whose bodies are covered with feathers. Feather keeps

their body warm.
 Any bird has 6 main features. They are 2 eyes, 2 wings, 2 legs, 1 beak, 1 tail and

claws.
 These features of birds have different uses such as wings help birds to fly, tail
helps them to maintain balance of their body.

 Birds do not have teeth , so they use their beak to break nuts or to tear flesh of
their prey.
 They have leg , feet and claw which helps them to walk , hop and claws help them

to hold the branches of the trees or to perch on the tree.
 Birds have very light and hollow bone which helps them to fly.

Learning outcome- Students will now be able to identify and speak about different
features of a bird.