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Wildlife: Birds Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Wildlife Welcome to the bird section.
Bird, common name for any member of the class of vertebrates containing animals with feathers. All adult birds have feathers, although some kinds, such as pelicans, kingfishers, woodpeckers, and jays, are completely naked when hatched. Birds share certain features with mammals, such as warm-bloodedness and a four-chambered heart. Nevertheless, birds are distinct, having evolved from dinosaurs long after the mammalian and reptilian groups diverged. All birds, like most reptiles and a few primitive mammals, develop from embryos in eggs outside the mother's body. Unlike most reptile eggs, those of birds have hard shells, which are very strong in large birds and rather brittle in small birds. Many of the worlds most beautiful birds are to be found in the Kruger National Park. Many of the populations existing in the Kruger National Park today are the largest single populations of species in the world. Please feel welcome to explore this bird section by selecting one of the species below for information.
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in the bird section you can find out about many of the birds living inside the
Kruger National Park. 