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Many birds make nests like this. But imagine if hundreds of birds raised their babies all together. What might their nest look like?
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This nest is shared by hundreds of social weaver birds. Inside are tunnels where they lay eggs. The nests can be as heavy as cars!
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Most nests are brown. But check out the colors in these nests! What do you think the colorful parts are?
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It’s plastic! Birds use whatever they find to make their nests. These birds found bits of plastic trash that someone threw away.
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Imagine you’re a bird. You only have two leaves and a bit of cotton to make a nest. Think like an inventor. How would you build it?
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This tailorbird uses strands of cotton to sew leaves together. It makes a “pocket” out of leaves! Watch it feed the baby bird inside.
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Other birds sew, too. This weaver bird braids grass! People braid with their hands—but birds have to use their beaks!
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Check out these strange nests! They’re not made of sticks or leaves. What do you think they’re made out of?
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These nests are made of mud! Swallows collect mud, then squish it into shape with their beaks. They live on cliffs or under bridges!
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Red ovenbirds make mud nests, too. They live in South America and build nests in tall trees, or sometimes on telephone poles!
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These swiftlet birds live in caves. They have no twigs or grass to build with. What do they use to make nests? Take a wild guess.
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Look closely; the nests are stringy. The birds make spitty strings in their mouths and use them to build!
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Some people collect these birds’ nests. They clean them and put the nests in soup! The nests taste like soft noodles!
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