var arrayFacts = [ "According to legend...

an Australian girl preferred to dance rather than work, so she was turned into a brolgas bird.

According to the Aboriginal legend, a young girl named Bralgah was warned too many times when told to stop dancing and help with the work.

When she persisted, she was changed into a bird as punishment.

Although changed, she kept her height, slenderness and love of dancing--that is why you will see whole flocks of brolgas join in complicated dance movements, a similar pattern copied by the aboriginal tribes in their rituals.

This tall and slender bird is Australia's only true crane.", "Names Can Be Deceiving:

The black-legged kittiwake is actually a small gull with orange or red legs.", "Fisherman's Best Friend:

The Japanese use the cormorant to help them catch fish. Fishermen tie a leather strap around the bird's neck, which prevents the bird from swallowing the fish.

They release the bird into the water and wait until the bird catches a mouthful.

The fisherman pulls the cormorant back to the boat, takes the load of fish and throws the bird back overboard, so it can catch another fish.

When the day is done, the fisherman releases the leather strap so the cormorant can feed.", "Lost Birds:

The Limpkin emits a sound that would make anyone's skin crawl. Folklore tells of boys who are lost in the swamp, their cries piercing the night's darkness as they try to find their way out.

Like these lost boys, the limpkin's eerie, wailing calls, echo through the swamps.

They have been described as shrieks, wails, piercing cries and even having a quality of unutterable sadness.", "Tough Love:

The young of the coot hatch can be quite annoying, following their parents around and constantly squawking for food. To brood efficiently, the parents must take disciplinary action, nabbing the chick the by the head and shaking it side to side.

The punishment can be quite brutal, sometimes killing them by accidentally snapping their necks.

Reducing the brood this way guarantees the survival of the rest of the family when food supplies do not match the size of the brood.", "Blue-Footed and Fearless:

The blue-footed booby got its name from a Spanish word meaning 'stupid fellow!' This clumsy bird's natural lack of fear has made it vulnerable to man.

During breeding season the booby performs a special courtship flight and then for a 'grand finale' he flashes his big blue feet at his betrothed.

Skydiving is a regular pastime for this bird. From 80 feet in the air, it makes spectacular dives into the water, barely making a splash, resurfacing several yards away with its catch.

Unique among boobies, the blue-footed booby can dive below the water from a surface swimming position to catch fish.", "Thank God For the Gull:

When large groups of insects form, such as locusts, California gulls will gather for miles around to feed on them.

When the crops of the first Mormon settlers were threatened by hordes of grasshoppers, the gulls miraculously ate enough insects that the Mormons were able to harvest their crops and make it through their first winter.

To commemorate the event, the Mormons erected a statue for the gulls in Salt Lake City.", "Losing Your Baby Claws:

At the tip of each wing the baby hoatzin has two fully functional claws, a unique adaptation for its life in the trees.

The hoatzin makes its nest in arum and mangrove trees. When danger threatens, they dive off of the branches and escape to the water.

When a baby goes into the water, the extra claws help it to climb back into the trees, since they are unable to fly. The claws disappear around three weeks after birth.", "Land Ho!

When sailors see the frigate bird, they know that land is near.", "Good Grebe...

The grebe is called a water-witch or a hell-diver because of its agility and quickness on the water.

When suspicious of impending danger, the grebe will sink slowly into the water and keep its eyes and bill at water level - a feathered periscope.

Grebes often carry their chicks on their backs. When the mother dives, the chicks go under with her. Because of the downy feathers, the chicks will come bouncing up to the surface like a cork.", "Watch Out for the Stomach Oil!

If an intruder approaches a fulmar's nest, it gets hit with a yellowish stomach oil the birds eject.

The unpleasant smelling oil sticks to the feathers and hair of the intruder, destroying its insulating properties. Seabirds with this oil on their feathers will drown when they enter the water.

Fulmar chicks are left in their nests alone for long periods of time and the ability to discharge this oil from birth keeps them safe.", "Holy Ghost Bird:

What alternate name has the fairy tern been given because of its ethereal beauty? Holy Ghost Bird! The fairy tern has silky pure white plumage, slender translucent wings and large, black-rimmed, deep midnight blue eyes.

Their shining white plumage is highly visible in the dark, making them easy prey for European barn owls.", "Does Anyone Have a Wet suit?

Fairy terns must snatch small fish or squid from the surface without ever getting wet. Unlike other seabirds, their delicate plumage is not waterproof.", "Who Could Resist a Red Balloon?

The male frigate bird has a stretchy sac or pouch on his throat. He can swell this sac into a very large red balloon when he wishes to attract a mate.", "Shy Bird:

The murrelet was discovered in 1974, when a tree climber accidentally stumbled onto one of its nests. The murrelet makes its home high in the trees, in small cups of moss, in old growth forests.

It is the least studied seabird because it only appears in the dim light of dawn or dusk, then disappears back into the thick tree growth, hidden from the world.", ];