wingspan – Critter Science https://critter.science Animal Facts and Education Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-critter-science_logo_icon-32x32.jpg wingspan – Critter Science https://critter.science 32 32 The Intelligent Kea Parrot https://critter.science/the-intelligent-kea-parrot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-intelligent-kea-parrot https://critter.science/the-intelligent-kea-parrot/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:05:40 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=8002 kea parrot

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The kea parrot, aka the New Zealand Mountain Parrot, is a native of the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island. They are entertaining and playful birds that attract tourists from all over. The kea parrot has 4 toes on each foot and is a zygodactyl (2 toes pointing forward and […]

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]]> https://critter.science/the-intelligent-kea-parrot/feed/ 0 The Stately Jabiru https://critter.science/the-stately-jabiru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stately-jabiru https://critter.science/the-stately-jabiru/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:02:05 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=7926 jabiru

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The jabiru is the tallest flying bird in Central and South America. This large stork is mainly found in Central and South America but has been reported to be as far north as Texas and even Oklahoma. An odd name, yes. But it simply means “swollen neck” in the Tupi-Guarani […]

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