Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching.

Most paleontologists regard birds as the only surviving dinosaurs ( see Origin of birds ).

Most of these creations themselves contained hidden surprises such as clock-work birds, or miniature ships.

Most other branches of life remained relatively unchanged in comparison to birds and mammals during this period.

Most have been produced by scaling modern animals such as bats and birds up to Pteranodon size, despite the fact that pterosaurs have vastly different body proportions and soft tissue anatomy than any living animal.

Most animals that lay eggs, such as birds and reptiles, including most ovoviviparous species, have an oviduct instead of a uterus.

Most birds of prey sport eyes on the sides of their heads, but the stereoscopic nature of the owl's forward-facing eyes permits the greater sense of depth perception necessary for low-light hunting.

Most collectibles are man-made commercial items, but some private collectors collect natural objects such as birds ' eggs, butterflies, rocks, and seashells.

Most passerine birds develop twelve tail feathers, though the Superb Lyrebird has sixteen.

Most of their diets consist of fish, but can also include crayfish, frogs, ducklings, snakes, muskrats, mice, other small mammals, and small birds.

Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals ; however, some are pelagic ( sea birds ), some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick forest.

Most observed effects are due not to toxicity, but to habitat changes and the decreases in abundance of species on which birds rely for food or shelter.

Most birds of prey also have strong curved talons for catching or killing prey.

Most mammals find this unpleasant, whereas birds are unaffected.

Most are found only on specific types of animals, and, in some cases, only to a particular part of the body ; some animals are known to host up to fifteen different species, although one to three is typical for mammals, and two to six for birds.

Most habitat types are occupied, from tundra to rainforest and deserts, although they are generally more birds of open country and even forest species tend to prefer broken forest and forest edges.

Most of the species in the family are monogamous, and both parents care for the young, sometimes with the assistance of other birds in the colony, a behavior considered unusual for birds.

Most national emblems originate in the natural world, such as animals or birds, but another object may serve.

Most are arboreal birds, but the large ground-hornbills ( Bucorvus ), as their name implies, are terrestrial birds of open savanna.

Most mistletoe seeds are spread by birds, such as the Mistle Thrush in Europe, the Phainopepla in southwestern North America, and Dicaeum of Asia and Australia.

Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, small birds and small mammals.

Despite the low amount of nominations, Hollyoaks still managed to scoop an award for ' Most Spectacular Scene of the Year ' for the parachute jump which featured in the second series of Hollyoaks Later and the stunt oversaw the death of long-running, popular character Sarah Barnes.

Most games begin with a specific layout of cards, called a tableau, and the object is then either to construct a more elaborate final layout, or to clear the tableau and / or the draw pile or stock by moving all cards to one or more " discard " or " foundation " piles.

Most newspaper comic strips are syndicated ; a syndicate hires people to write and draw a strip and then distributes it to many newspapers for a fee.

Most models only draw in around $ 500 USD every showcase and only famous models that are high in demand such as Miranda Kerr or Gisele Bündchen earn multi-million dollar salaries.

Most often, however, they draw attention to scientific articles that have some humorous or unexpected aspect.

Most forms of draw poker are closed games ( draw games with a rollout are an exception ).

Most of the superconducting materials found to date are relatively delicate ceramics, making it difficult to use established techniques to draw extended lengths of superconducting wire.

Most official maps no longer show the diamond-shaped neutral zone, but rather draw the border line approximately through the centre of the territory.

Most analog multimeters of the moving-pointer type are unbuffered, and draw current from the circuit under test to deflect the meter pointer.

Most doctors do a sugar load in a drink form of 50 grams of glucose in cola, lime or orange and draw blood an hour later ( plus or minus 5 minutes ) ; the standard modified criteria have been lowered to 135 since the late 1980s

Most awards during the 1950s went to NBC and CBS, who were able to out-spend other companies and draw on their extensive history of radio broadcasting in the relatively new television medium.

In 2010, the Chapel was included on Preservation New Jersey's annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list, which is intended to draw attention to historical sites in need of preservation.

Most cosplayers draw characteristics of all three categories:

Most RTS maps give each player a starting base, but will have resource distribution and terrain features designed to draw players out of their base and engage each other.

Most of the transmitter's power will flow into the resonant element while the others present a high ( reactive ) impedance and draw little current from the same voltage.

These levels of reassessment are surprising for AAA rated bonds, which have the same rating class as US government bonds .< ref > Most rating agencies do not draw a distinction between AAA on structured finance and AAA on corporate or government bonds ( though their ratings releases typically describe the type of security being rated ).

Most casebooks do not clearly outline the law ; instead, they force the student to interpret the cases and draw the basic legal concepts from the cases themselves.

Most commonly used to draw a blood sample directly from the vein, these also are used to collect urine samples.

Most of those are games which would have been a draw under standard rules instead of a win for one side.

Most notably there are many virtuoso bass players who draw inspiration from the early renaissance of the double bass.

Most rant sessions focus on a particular segment of the industry to draw their speakers from:

Most nations draw their national representative sides from the players who take part in their national championships.

The site was included in the 2008 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites by the World Monuments Fund to draw attention to deterioration caused by prolonged neglect.

As a result of being named CONCACAF champions, Canada travelled to the Confederations Cup 2001 in Japan, earning a memorable 0-0 draw with Brazil thanks to a stellar performance from Gold Cup Most Valuable Player Craig Forrest.