Why is bird poop white?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Have you ever looked at a bird turd? Like, really looked at it? If so, you might’ve noticed there’s a lot of white in there. But what is that white stuff? We asked bird expert Amanda Bender to help us find the answer. Got a question that’s poo-sitively great? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help find an answer that doesn’t stink! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is Moment of Um.
0:09.3	Answering those questions that make you go um. Moment of um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm James Vanderbeek, The Finch.
0:36.1	Um.
0:38.5	Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. What a specter. The Finch! Um... Oh, what a spectacular day it is to be a bird!
0:44.9	The sun is shining, there's barely a cloud in the sky,
0:49.4	and I have a list of errands a mile long to do.
0:53.8	Uh-huh. Ooh-hoo!
0:55.4	The other finches in my flock are always like,
0:58.4	James, why do you love errands so much?
1:02.4	And I'm like, how long do you have?
1:04.9	I just love flipping from branch to branch,
1:08.2	checking things off my to-do list.
1:10.7	Eat five seeds, check.
1:13.1	Collect several new pieces of grass for my nest, check.
1:17.2	Learn how to sing, landslide by Fleetwood Mac without getting really nostalgic and bursting
1:22.5	into tears.
1:24.1	I'm still working on that one.
1:26.4	But honestly, every day is a joy to be alive.
1:31.1	Every day is a privilege and gift.
1:33.9	Everything is...
1:35.1	Oops.
1:36.4	Oh, for tweets sake, spontaneous pooping was not on my to-do list for the day.
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