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Question: Amongst Hawks, when they have eaten they characteristically fly up onto a branch in a tree where they sit to digest their food and whilst doing so they look miserable.  What phrase is used to describe this?

Answer: Being Fed Up This is the origin of the expression that is applied to people who look miserable.

Question: What is the collective noun for a group of Crows?

Answer: A Murder It is a large species of sea-bird closely related to the gannet.

Question: What type of animal is a Booby?

Answer: A Sea-bird It is a large species of sea-bird closely related to the gannet.

Question: Which bird still in existence has the longest wingspan?

Answer: The Albatross

Question: Which small animal is the only animal that has legs but cannot walk with them?

Answer: The Hummingbird