Birds that eat flesh.
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Divides birds that eat flesh into two groups: hunter by day, as typified by the many varieties of hawks, and hunters by night, of which the owl family is the outstanding example. Shows the many kinds of hawks and owls and the special characteristics that enable them to eat flesh, such as the hooked bill and powerful talons.
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Explains how the physical structure of birds is adapted to the food they eat. Shows members of the hawk family, which hunt by day, and calls attention to their strong wings, talons, and sharp hooked bill. Shows night hunters which have the sharp hooked bill and powerful large talons of the hawks. Explains that they rely on keen night vision and sensitive hearing to locate prey, and draws attention to the soft downy feathers on wing tips which make flight noiseless. No other credits available.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, format, color, sound
- Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, color, description
- 16mm Filmography editors — creator, catalog record
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