Swift (bird)

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/swift-bird

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Apodidae
2. What do swifts spend most of their time doing?Swifts spend almost all of their lives flying, eating, and sleeping in the sky.
3. Why do swifts have such small feet?Their feet are tiny because they mainly cling to vertical surfaces instead of walking or perching.

Unihemispheric Slow-Wave Sleep (USWS): A sleep state where one half of the brain rests while the other remains alert, allowing for continued flight.
Synanthropic: Describes species that live in close association with human settlements.
Aeroplankton: Microscopic or small organisms, including insects and spiders, that are passively carried by air currents.