Birds Facts for Kids
Feathered facts about birds from around the world
Ostriches are the fastest two-legged animals on Earth, reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour.
The ostrich is the largest living bird in the world, standing up to 9 feet tall and weighing up to 320 pounds.
Ostrich eggs are the largest eggs of any living bird — one egg is about the size of a cantaloupe.
All wild penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere — none live at the North Pole.
Emperor penguins can dive deeper than any other bird, reaching depths of over 1,800 feet underwater.
Penguins cannot fly, but their wings have evolved into flippers that make them superb swimmers.
The kiwi bird has nostrils at the tip of its beak and uses its sense of smell to find food underground.
A kiwi lays an egg that is about 20% of its own body weight — one of the largest egg-to-body ratios of any bird.
The emu is the second largest bird in the world and is found only in Australia.
Male emus are stay-at-home dads — they sit on the eggs for about 56 days and care for the chicks alone.