Birds The Let's Go Club

This is The Let's Go Club, but mini!

Expect making, exploring, super-sizing, dancing,

fact-finding and laughing!

So get ready for more fun from The Let's Go Club.

Today, we are finding out

all about birds.

Tall.

Small.

-Colourful.

-Squawk!

Very dull.

WHOOSH!

Oh-oh-oh!

Flyers.

Triers.

-Swimmers.

-Whee!

Skimmers.

Clucks.

TWEET, TWEET!

And Plucks.

Hmmp! Maybe not that!

Let's get to those facts.

First off, owls don't have eyeballs.

Nope, owl eyes are long and shaped like a tube.

Because of this, they can't move their eyes.

Instead, owls have to turn their whole head to look around.

But it isn't true that owls

can twist their heads

around and around!

Oh, no! They can only turn

three-quarters of the way

before their necks start to get sore

and they have to turn back.

What a hoot!

Next, flamingos are not pink.

Think again.

Flamingos are all born

with grey feathers -

pretty boring! -

until they start to eat stuff.

Then, something amazing happens -

flamingos change colour.

It is all because of a pink dye

that is in the shrimp and plants flamingos like to munch on.

And it turns their legs and faces pink too,

which makes it very difficult to tell when they are embarrassed.

WOLF WHISTLING

Next... Chickens lay different coloured eggs,

depending on the colour of their ears.

Yes, you heard that right.

A chicken with red earlobes

is more likely to lay brown eggs,

while a chicken with white earlobes,

more often than not, lays white eggs.

What no-one knows, though,

is what colour ears belong to the chickens

that lay Easter eggs?!

And finally, feathers are only ever found on birds.

This means that if an animal has feathers,

then it is definitely, without a doubt, a bird.

No, a hippopotamus with feathers stuck on his ears and tail

does not count! Fact!

You can be part of The Let's Go Club, too!

Grab a grown-up and head to the CBeebies website.

Remember, we're the club that never closes!