Swallow

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Swallow

KIND OF ANIMAL: Bird


FOOD
Swallows eat lots of insects.
They eat grubs, which are baby insects. They also eat berries.

ENEMIES
Owls and hawks hunt for swallows.
So do foxes, weasels and cats.

WHERE THEY LIVE
Swallows like open spaces.
They live around farms.
They live near lakes and marshes.
They live in parks.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
  • When swallows fly, they swoop. Then they pull in their wings and zoom. When they fly, you can see that their tails have two points.
  • As they fly, swallows catch insects to eat. Sometimes they play a game of catch in the air. They don’t play with a ball, they use a feather.

 

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