Why do seagulls have wings?
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so they can fly over and dump on you
497390
No, we couldn't fly if we had wings. We're much to heavy for one thing. Flying birds have hollow bones and many other adaptations for flight (like a "keel" on their breastbone that the flight muscles attach to and specialized respiratory systems). It's a good thing we're smart enough to make things like planes, because that's the only way we're getting in the air.
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Interesting question!\n\nIn common usage, members of various gull species are often called sea gulls or seagulls. This name is used by laypeople to refer to a common local species or all gulls in general, and has no fixed taxonomic meaning!\n\nThe commonly applied misnomer of "seagull"--partly the result of that spiritual minibook entitled "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"--not all gulls are restricted to maritime habitats. In fact, Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) are almost as likely to be found along major rivers and large lakes as on the oceanfront; they even breed in the Great Plains and in central Canada. Herring Gulls (L. argentatus), larger relatives of the ring-bills, also occur in similar habitats in ever-increasing numbers.\n\nRing-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, and other species in their family (Laridae) undoubtedly are drawn inland in the Carolinas by easier pickings than they find along the shore. The ocean is bountiful in its contributions to the food chain, but huge coastal bird populations make it hard for younger gulls to gorge their gluttonous gullets. Unlike their more graceful cousins, the terns, gulls seldom do their own fishing, preferring instead to scavenge on flotsam, jetsam, and whatever roughage is thrown from fishing vessels when the shrimp catch is hauled on board.\n\nSome say that they should be called GARBAGE GULLS--NOT "SEAGULLS"
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The answer is they don't specifically, they die all over the place.\nIn most coastal towns you can find dead seagulls in gutters, on the pavement or even fried to power lines.\nThe bodies don't last long because crows and jackdaws eat them A seagull spends much of it's time at sea, ie where it's food is found under natural conditions and may die whilst it's out there.
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Not just storks ... but migrating birds in general  usually fly in the "V" formation.  This has been studied by a lot of very educated people in many colleges and universities.  Aerodynamics is the best guess answer. Each bird taking advantage of the wing tip vortices of the uplifting air of the bird in front of it.  This updraft actually lifts the bird making it's flight a little easier.
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No, you don't tend to wonder these things when you know why.\n  \nIt's to do with the air currents.  By flying in a V formation the birds behind save up to 30% of energy.  When the leading bird gets tired he drops out and goes to the end of the formation and one of the birds next in sequence takes his place, so they still maintain the V formation.  This process continues until all the birds come to rest.\nIf a bird gets injured and needs to land to earth, two other birds will also break away and stay with the injured bird until he gets well or until he dies, before resuming their flight.
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Birds fly south because it is instinct. I hope that answers your question.
200561
Here is a shot in the dark, but Tern is a type of bird, the word itself is scandinavian, the bird is a type of small sea-gull looking thing with a pointy bill, Ternious may be describing these features, otherwise I believe it may be mispelled.
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Well both have feathers.. feathers have many oiles in them which keep water away from the bird. water never comes in contact with the real skin of the bird and with it being warm blooded the bird is able to keep a good body temp.
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They could. There were fish that evolved from swimming to walking. There is a fish called the flying fish that can jumpfrom the water and glide through the air for a ways to escape predators. Follow the link to see a picture, its fins look very similar to wings.\n\n\nhttp://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/biodiversity/flyingfish/flyingfish.html
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probably like any sea bird.. I know I live on the coast of an ocean and the birds poo is usually greenish/grey/with specks of white in it.. I guess depending on the fish or junk they ate prior to that..
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Birds. Just to fly they'd need more brain power.
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A birds bones are lighter and hollowed out.  The feathers are lighter then human hair.  There bodies are streamlined similar to an airplane.  Depending on what kind of bird,  these adaptations may vary.  An ostrich is much heaviar then a falcon.  A falcon is much like a fighter jet, it is built for flight and speed.  They achieve high speeds by having thin wings and light bones,  many birds are built in this way and some may not fit the category.  Some are not built for flight.  But these adaptations are set to make different birds greatly adaptable to there surroundings.
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Nice question, it has been asked before. \nI'll quote myself:\n"Because of the way their legs are built.\nThe tendons in bird's legs are arranged as a pulley-rope system so that the weight of the animal pulls on these tendons and keeps their fingers closed at rest. Thus they do not require voluntary muscle action to maintain their grasp on branches.\nThis is specially characteristic of songbirds. Others may rely on nests, platforms or other types of dwellings"\nYour canary is a songbird, a member of order Passeriformes. Thus it has these specialized tendon system :-)
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because they have gills that extract oxygen from the water, much like land animals have lungs that extract oxygen from the air.
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they don't. if it had feather then it would be probably a bird and not a reptile.
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"I Ran" Flock of Seagulls.