1. bird's can fly, but flies can't bird
2. there are over 100 types of bird, and they all have wings and lay eggs
3. however, only 1 type of bird rhymes with carrot- the parrot
4. the seagull is widely recognised as the meanest bird, as long as you're not counting Anne Robinson
5. birds are thought to have evolved directly from single-celled organisms, like all other organic life on earth
* ie, bird facts