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P:Whatkindofbirdisthat?

Itmustbegreattoflylikethat...Gototheleft...andturnrightshwushh...getting

speed...woooh...lookssogreat...

P:Aahahahaaaa!

Whatwasthat?

!

Damn,flyingisnotsoeasy!

P:Andwhat’sthis?

Thatbirdseemstoneverflaphiswings!

Howcanthiswork?

IshouldaskMagicWallaboutit.

MW:Hey,watchout!

P:HelloMagicWall.

MW:HeyPixi,whatareyoudoing?

P:Iampracticing,Iwanttobejustlikethatbirdoverthere!

MW:Thisone?

P:Exactly!

Itfliessoelegantly.

Whatitscalled?

Itlooksbeautiful!

MW:Well,thesemagnificentanimalsarecalledBirdsofPrey.

Orraptors.

P:Raptors?

Howcantheyflywithoutflappingtheirwings?

MW:Well,theraptorsaremastersoftheartofglidingontheair.

Theuseeverylittlegustofwindorrisingwarmairtocircleon.

Theyspreadouttheirwingsandusethistoriseevenhigherinthesky.

Theirhugewingsareperfectlyformedforthis.

P:That’sgreat!

Whyaretheycirclingallthetimeupintheair?

MW:Raptorsarehuntingbirds.

Theycircleintheairandlookdowntosee,iftheycanseeananimalthattheywanttocatch.

Whentheyspotone,thezoomdownwithhighspeedandgrabit!

P:Wowthatsoundsdangerous!

Whatkindofanimalsaretheylookingfor?

MW:Thehuntinsectsormiceandsomehuntevenbiggeranimals,likegeeseormonkeys.

P:Sotheyareraidersoftheair!

Andhowcantheygrabtheanimals?

MW:Theyhaveparticularlystrongfeetwithcurvedclawsandinaddition,theirsharpbeakis

bentlikeahook.

Thatishowtheycangrabtheirprey.

Pixi:Isee.

Andwheredotheylive?

MW:Youcanfindthemnearlyeverywhere-overthedeserts,theoceans,inthemountains,over

fieldsandmeadows,thetropicalrainforest,andevenincities.

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