Amazing Facts & Trivia

For lovers of birds and trivia, this captivating book features a wealth of fascinating facts, figures, and folklore about our feathered friends. It's beautifully illustrated throughout with colorful artworks and photographs. Over 400 nuggets of information drawn from nature, science, history, and mythology are sure to astound, amuse, and entertain. Find the answers to these burning questions: How light is a feather? Are owls really wise? Why do birds migrate? How do they know where to go? Be amazed by the weird world of these winged wonders, from the largest ever recorded egg-15 times larger than an ostrich egg-to the world's strangest bird, which has claws on its wings. Includes practical advice such as how to attract birds to your garden and how to teach a parrot to talk, and encourages a new appreciation of these awesome creatures of the air

This book is filled with fascinating facts and figures, busted myths and corrected misconceptions, amazing anecdotes and incredible feats of strength and endurance. It is beautifully illustrated with hundreds of colorful artworks, photographs, and diagrams. • More than 400 nuggets of information-drawn from anatomy, physiology, medicine, history and mythology-are sure to astound, amuse, inform and entertain. • Find out the answers to those burning questions: Why do men have nipples? Why do you get hot when you exercise? Why can't you live forever? What is the largest organ? • Be amazed by the weird world inside your body: more than 90% of the cells that make up you are bacteria...and most are essential to your life there are cells inside your eye that recognizes faces your body contains 45 miles of nerves that small intestine's complex inner surface has an area greater than that of a tennis court. • Discover incredible stories of the great scientists, doctors and even artists who have helped us understand our own bodies. • Including practical tips such as how best to keep in good shape, how to control your appetite, how to spot certain diseases early, how to beat insomnia, and how to improve or reduce your chances of getting pregnant!