But why? A podcast for curious kids is known for serious answers to silly questions sent

in by kids just like you. But did you know that but why is now a book series?

Our first book, Our Lama's Ticklish, answers questions from real kids about farm animals.

This colorfully illustrated book is perfect for kids ages 8 to 10. And our second book,

To Fish Breathe Underwater, explores the underwater world of the ocean. Learn more at

But Why Kids.org slash books.

This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids. I'm Jane Lindholm. On this show, we take questions

from kids just like you and we find interesting people to answer them. Later we'll tell

you how you can send your questions to us. But first, we're going to be answering questions

about birds in today's episode. We're going back to the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline

Massachusetts for the second half of our live show, Hoots and Screeches and Whistles, all

about owls and other birds. If you haven't listened to the first half about owls, I think

you'll really like it. We learned how to communicate with barred owls. You can listen to it

where you get your podcasts. But you can actually watch these two episodes too. Since it was

a live show in front of an audience, we have a video of it and you can watch it on our

website, but why kids.org. We're going to pick up where we left off last episode with

our friend, the bird diva, Bridget Butler. And some facts I told our audience about just

how many birds they're actually are. So we've spent some time talking about owls, but

did you know there are more than 10,000 birds in the bird world, 10,000 different kinds.

We are mammals. There are only 5,000 different kinds of mammals. So there is a ton of diversity

in the bird world. So we're going to answer some questions about birds more generally and

teach you how to make more bird calls and identify the birds that might be in your own

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