Stork

Here comes mister stork! A Stork is a symbol of a baby, and there are tales of storks delivering babies to everyone's doorsteps. I doubt it. But here are some TRUE facts about the stork that I happen to know because I research:

Storks are large, long-legged, water-faring birds. They have short, stubby beaks, and prefer a drier habitat than it's many relatives. I guess you could call storks the odd one out. They like dry land, they can't clean slime off of fish, and they can't even make a noise using vocal chords. Most of their noise is made by clacking their beak together.

Stork nests are very large, and have been known to be 6 feet across and 10 feet deep in some cases. They are built very strongly and can be used for many years by many generations of storks. Usually, stork partners do not migrate with each other, they breed and then travel on their own path. Storks do NOT, however, usually use the same nest as the year before.

Lemur

I like to move it move it, Ya like to!? Move it!

We think he's stupid stupid, We think he's??? STUPID!

Lemurs reside on the island of Madagascar. Though often confused with being related to primates such as monkeys and apes, lemurs have no relation whatsoever. No matter what type of lemur you find though, it shares SOME likenesses to common primates. It has nails on the end of its feet and hands, instead of claws.

Want to hear something else that is strange? Lemurs communicate mostly through scent and vocalization for breeding, not body movements. Breeding is a short period every year, and lasts maybe only a week. Gestation period is also short, lasting a tiny 7-9 weeks. For dwarf species, it lasts a little longer, with gestation period of 16-18 weeks.

Did you know that lemurs could be picky eaters? While most are fine chowing down on a wide variety of leaves, nuts, berries, etc., some will only eat certain species of plant. Lemurs need a lot of energy to survive, and so must eat high calorie foods, including insects. However, the smallest type of lemur, a mouse lemur, lives on only fruit.

Hummingbird

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are the tiniest, fastest species of bird known. I would be pretty fast if I lived off of sugary nectar alone too! These small creatures will use their long beaks to suck all the nectar out of flowers, but here is the catch: like bees, they know how to purify their nectar, getting 90% of the sugar.

With the exception of insects, hummingbirds can fly the highest of any creature due to their rapid wing strokes. They have been known to have a heart rate of over 1000 beats per minute, as once recorded on a blue throated hummingbird.

These tiny birds have an incredibly long lifespan for their size. Though many die in their first year, mainly during fledging ( just leaving the nest ) when they are still young and learning how to fly. Lucky ones live 3-5 years before death. The oldest hummingbird ever recorded was 12 years old when she died.