KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Egrets, including the great egret, were decimated in the past by plume hunters, but numbers recovered when given protection in the 20th century. In 1886, 5 million birds were estimated to be killed for their feathers. They were shot usually in the spring, when their feathers were colored for mating and nesting.

Detailed explanation-2: -The whistling swan has over 25, 000 feathers-more than any other type of bird.

Detailed explanation-3: -Birds are the only living animals to have feathers. The only other animals known to have these colorful appendages were their ancestors: the non-avian dinosaurs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wing feathers. Tail feathers. Contour feathers. Semiplume. Down. Filoplume. Bristle.