Final Round!
<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Black-capped Chickadee</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">These small-but-mighty birds </span><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">grow the portion of their brains related to memory</span></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt"> in the late summer and early fall so they can remember where they stored the seeds they'll need to survive the winter!</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">VS.<br><br></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Great Horned Owl </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt"> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">They've got their head on a swivel: These striking birds have 14 different vertebrae in their necks that allow them to their heads nearly</span><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt"> three-quarters of the way around. </span></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">This allows them a wide range of sight to detect prey, and avoid predators. (In comparison, humans have just 7!)<br><br></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px">Photo credits: Black-capped Chickadee, ©Robert Watroba; Great Horned Owl @ Sean Kent</span></p>
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Great Horned Owl