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Raptor Trivia
1. What is a raptor?
A: Raptors are birds of prey. Birds that hunt for their food using physical tools such as incredibly good eye sights, very sharp talons (sharp claws) and incredible agility in flight.
2. Number of Migratory Raptors species visiting Malaysia.
A: 25 Species
3. Total number of raptors species in the world:
A: 421 [288 diurnal (day raptors) and 133 nocturnal (night raptors)]
4. Number of Local Raptor Species
A: 46 Species (Resident & Migrants)
5. Largest species of Migratory Raptor in Malaysia.
A: The Greater Spotted Eagle
6. Largest species of Local Raptor.
A: White-Bellied Sea Eagle
7. Smallest Species of Migratory Raptor.
A: The Eurasian Kestrel (14 inches)
8. Smallest species of Local Raptor.
A: Black-thighed Falconet
9. Types of prey for raptor.
A: Rodents, chicken, other birds, other smaller raptors, bee or wasps' larvae, insects, fish, and reptiles.
10. Types of habitats where local and migratory raptors can be found.
A: Seaside, forests, padi-fields, open country, riversides, towns, practically everywhere.
11. How to identify a raptor – what makes a raptor different from other birds.
A: Raptors have very strong legs and powerful feet with very sharp curved talons. They also have strong hooked beaks. Parrots have even stronger hooked beaks but rarely use them for tearing meat; instead they are used for opening hard fruit and nuts. Although other birds have very strong feet, such as an Ostrich, none can grip like a raptor, nor do they have the very sharp claws. one of the main differences is its forward-facing eyes, i.e. binocular vision, enabling them to accurate judge distances between themselves and their prey, and the thickening of the ‘eye-brows’ in, an adaptation to block light and help them focus better - and this is what gives them the hooded look, or the majestic "eagle" look. This is a predator-adaptation
12. Why are birds of prey known as raptors?
A: Raptors are direct descendants of the velociraptor dinosaurs (Dinosaurs with birdlike hips that walked on 2 legs).
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