Where is the secretarybird usually found?
Q: Where is the secretarybird usually found?
A: The secretarybird is usually found in African savannas and open grasslands.
Q: How does the secretarybird hunt its prey?
A: Unlike most birds of prey, the secretarybird hunts its prey on foot. It stalks through the grass with long strides.
Q: What kind of animals does the secretarybird hunt?
A: The prey of the secretarybird includes insects, mammals from mice to hares and mongoose, crabs, lizards, snakes, tortoises, young birds, bird eggs, and sometimes dead animals killed in grass or bushfires.
Q: What kind of animals is the secretarybird famous for hunting?
A: The secretarybird is famous for hunting snakes, including venomous cobras and other reptiles.
Q: How does the secretarybird make a kill?
A: The secretarybird's claws are weak and blunt, so to make a kill, it stomps on its victim, breaking its back.
Q: How does the secretarybird hunt in groups?
A: Adults hunt in pairs and sometimes as family flocks.
Q: What is the basis for putting the secretarybird in its own family?
A: The secretarybird is put in its own family on the basis of molecular sequence analysis.
