What special features does the laughing kookaburra have?

A kookaburra has a very strong jaw and beak. It will swoop down soundlessly from its perch and quickly grab prey with its strong beak. If the prey is too large to eat immediately, like a small snake or lizard, the kookaburra will use its strong beak to bang its prey against the tree branch until it is dead, and no longer going to wriggle away.

Kookaburras' colouring enables them to blend into the bushland in which they're mostly found. They are brown and white with dAppled blue wings and, when still, resemble part of the branch on which they may be sitting.

The toes of a kookaburra's foot are stuck together in pairs. This helps the bird grasp branches firmly, giving it the ability to stay still for long periods while it awaits movement from its prey.