Which bird is the smallest flightless bird?
- A. Penguin
- B. Kiwi
- C. Ostrich
- D. Inaccessible Island rail
Correct Answer: D. Inaccessible Island rail
Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail. The Inaccessible Island rail is a small bird of the rail family and the length of which is 12.5 cm and weight is 34.7 g, and also the smallest extant flightless bird in the world.
Correct Answer: A. Indian Ocean
Correct Answer: C. Yellow River
Correct Answer: B. Greenland
Correct Answer: A. Wright Brothers
Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903. The twelve-second flight covered a distance of 120 feet and an altitude of just ten feet.
Correct Answer: C. 4.7 km
Correct Answer: C. New Zealand
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