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A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species
of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their
beautiful song. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground, clumps
of grass, low trees and low bushes. In cities they build their nests in building nooks or holes.
They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs, grasses and plant
fibres. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.
Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish brown spots.
They hatch between eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the
young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for
scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere,
where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds.
The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows first scratch a
hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of
their winds. They also bathe in water, or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust
bathing, with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its
wings, also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with up to a hundred
birds participating at once, and is followed by preening and sometimes group singing.
Questions
(a) The chief food for the adult sparrow is _________
(b) Sparrows live wherever _________
(c) The word, ‘species’ means_________
(d) Sparrows in high places._________
(e) _________ take care of the young sparrows.
(f) Sparrows take bathe in _________
(g) Bathing for the sparrows is a _________
(h) Bathing is followed by_________ and_________
Answers
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1. Seeds
The chief food for the adult sparrow is seeds. The answer can be found in the line 'Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds.
2. Sparrows live wherever there are humans. The answer can be found in the line 'Sparrows can be found almost everywhere, where there are humans.
3. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.
4. rarely build their nests.
5. Mother sparrow
6. Wrens and House Sparrows frequently follow a water bath with a dust bath (one reason to suspect an anti-parasite function for dusting). Overall, the amount of time and effort birds put into bathing and dusting indicates how critical feather maintenance may be. Keeping feathers functional requires constant care.
7. Bathing for the sparrows is a group/social activity. The answer can be found in the line 'Both activities are social, with up to a hundred birds participating at once, and is followed by preening and sometimes group singing.
8. preening and group singing.