The Human Side of Birds
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Their food, however, they seek both on dry land and in the marshes. On land they find serpents and lizards, while in the marshes they hunt insects and large tortoises. One of their most in- teresting habits is the peculiar method of killing their prey before eating it. If the secretary meets with a tortoise, big or little, or a serpent, he crushes it with a blow of his foot which never fails in its SCAVENGERS 185 death-dealing power. Should he meet a serpent too large for him to attack in this ...manner, he grabs it in his beak and rises high in the air, from which elevation he drops it upon rocks or a dead tree. As it falls, he follows it with lightning-like rapidity to the earth, where he attacks it while it is stunned.
The secretaries make very friendly pets, and are easily domesticated. Their natural habits are of peculiar advantage, especially in regions where ser- pents and frogs aboimd. The French established the secretaries in their colonies in Guadaloupe and Martinique.
A cousin of the secretary-bird, and much smaller, is the gymnogene, which flies lazUy around, and chases its reptUe-prey on foot, when it has missed it by swooping down from above.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Their food, however, they seek both on dry land and in the marshes. On land they find serpents and lizards, while in the marshes they hunt insects and large tortoises. One of their most in- teresting habits is the peculiar method of killing their prey before eating it. If the secretary meets with a tortoise, big or little, or a serpent, he crushes it with a blow of his foot which never fails in its SCAVENGERS 185 death-dealing power. Should he meet a serpent too large for him to attack in this ...manner, he grabs it in his beak and rises high in the air, from which elevation he drops it upon rocks or a dead tree. As it falls, he follows it with lightning-like rapidity to the earth, where he attacks it while it is stunned.
The secretaries make very friendly pets, and are easily domesticated. Their natural habits are of peculiar advantage, especially in regions where ser- pents and frogs aboimd. The French established the secretaries in their colonies in Guadaloupe and Martinique.
A cousin of the secretary-bird, and much smaller, is the gymnogene, which flies lazUy around, and chases its reptUe-prey on foot, when it has missed it by swooping down from above.
What to read after The Human Side of Birds?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Dixon Royal to read onlineMoreLess
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