Secretary bird: Secretary Bird is the world’s longest raptor bird, which specializes in hunting poisonous snakes, hence it is called ‘Killer Queen’. You will be surprised to know that its height is as tall as that of humans, whose legs are long and very powerful. It is a predatory bird, which kills snakes in the blink of an eye. Its method of killing snakes is surprising. Let us know about this bird.
Pictures of this bird have been shared on social media platform X (earlier Twitter) by a user named @AnimalPlanet. Also, it is written in the caption that the Secretary Bird is a beautiful bird, which is hungry to eat snakes.
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Beauty, grace, and a hunger for venomous snakes: the #secretarybird has it all. #birds #Africa pic.twitter.com/b6jjTGQG9n
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) January 23, 2024
Amazing facts about Secretary bird
The secretary bird is native to Africa and lives in grasslands. These birds are found more in those areas where there are more number of snakes. Although these birds spend most of their time hunting on the ground, they are also good at flying.
These birds make nests on acacia trees, where they rest overnight. in The average lifespan of birds is 10-15 years.
What does the Secretary Bird look like?
secretary bird The height is 4.1 to 4.9 feet, which is almost equal to the average height of humans. Its wingspan is 6.9 feet. Their weight ranges from 5 to 9.4 pounds. feet of these birds They are the longest of any bird of prey. Their way of killing snakes is surprising, because they kick the snake’s head so fast that the snake collapses within a moment. These birds can kick about 100 times faster than a snake’s bite. Secretary birds usually hunt snakes, but they also eat lizards, grasshoppers and rats.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 30, 2024, 14:27 IST