Sugarbirds and Mongooses

Part 1
Sugarbirds

FACTS#1

• A sugarbird is a type of song bird
• A mongoose is a vast enemy of sugarbirds.
• A Bananaquit is a type of Sugarbird.

A Sugarbird looks like this -->

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FACTS#2

• A Sugarbird can grow to be 9.1 to 17 in..
• A sugarbirds beak is as long as a woodpecker's beak.
• A Sugarbirds talon is as long as a hawks claw.
• As odd as it is a a sugarbirds communication is based on a harsh sound.

A Sugarbird can live in the wild up to

Facts #3

• The scientific name is Promerops cafer.
• A Sugarbirds rank is Species.
• Sugarbirds eat a wide variety of food.

Diet

• A sugarbird eats bees, nectar, beetles, aphids, grasshoppers, and flies!

Nemsis

• Mongoose
• Ravens
• Shrices
• Rodents
• Snakes

Part 2
Mongooses

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A mongoose is a snake killer as well as a bird killer.

Mongoose facts #1

• A Mongoose is a mamal.
• It's a carnivore.
• They are relatives of Meerkats and rabits.
• Rank: family.

A Mongooses fur is as soft as a fur blanket.

Facts #2

• Mongooses eat eggs by throwing the egg at rocks to break it open
• The reason Mongooses are snake killers is because they grow immune to snake bites as they age.

A Mongoose can only live about 4 years in the wild.

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