All birds have beaks. Birds have no teeth, but some birds have serrated edges (that look like small teeth).
Some beaks are straight and some are curved.
Some beaks are long and some are short.
Some beaks are sharp and some are soft.
Some birds eat only fruit and seeds, so their beaks do not need to be strong.
Some birds eat young animals and need stronger beaks to break the meat apart.
a broad beak
a short beak
a long beak
a long beak to sift water
a spoon shaped beak
a flat beak
a hooked sharp beak
a very hooked beak
a short triangular beak
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM