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birds to do very different Have they not looked at the
jobs," came the reply. "Our birds above them, with

beaks are perfectly suited to wings outspread and folded
the environment in which back? Nothing holds them
we live. Caterpillars and up but the All-Merciful.
worms are very delicious for He sees all things.
us bug-eating birds. With

our thin, sharp beaks we (Surat al-Mulk: 19)
can easily pick up caterpil-
lars and worms from under tree leaves. Fish-eating birds usually
have long bills with a scoop-like shape on the end to catch fish eas-
ily. And birds that feed on plants have beaks that let them easily
eat the kind of plants they like. Our Lord has pro-

vided perfectly for every creature on the Earth
by giving it the abilities it needs."
Anwar had another question for the
sparrow: "You don't have ears like I have,
but you can still hear me very well. How

is that?"
"The sense of hearing is very impor-
tant for us birds. We use it to hunt and
warn one another about any potential
danger so that we can protect ourselves.
Some birds have hearing membranes

that allow them to hear the slightest
sounds. An owl's ears are very sen-
sitive to sounds. It can hear levels of
sound that human beings can't," the

sparrow told him.
Anwar then enquired: "You birds
sing very nicely. I like listening to you.

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