THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMER

A new Species of bird found in the jungles of the Amazon by Caleb.

February 11, 2005 - Amazon Jungle - My group of scientists and I were searching for new species of animals that other people hadn't found yet. We had a GPS so we couldn't get lost. I was holding it out to see where to go to get to the middle and then all of the sudden an odd looking bird swooped down, swiped my GPS from me, and flew back into the trees. My group of scientists were so scared that they ran away. I stayed and tried to find this very odd bird. I took out my banana that I had taken to snack on and hoped that this bird would come down and take it from me. I saw some of the branches move in the tree to my left and the animal came out. Right before the bird grabbed my banana, I dropped the banana and grabbed the bird. It struggled a bit to get out of my grasp then stopped. I looked at the head and it was a lizard head! I picked up the banana and fed it to the bird.

I decided to name this species the lird. When I took it back to the lab everyone was astonished of the lird. There were more and more sightings of the lird in the Amazon and people were scared. I told them not to worry because lirds are harmless.

Lirds eat a variety of things. They seem to like bananas, crickets, worms, and rats. They build their nests on the very top of trees. The nest is in an octagon shape. It is also made out of dirt, branches and leaves. The father flies away during the summer and collects food for the mother and babies. They store the food in a corner of the nest for the winter. The babies can't fly until 2 years old and have a life span of up to 13 years. Their brain is the size of a human eye and claws are extremely sharp. Their predators are eagles, falcons, and vultures. Scientists are still doing research on the lird.

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