2006-10-27 07:18:01 · 5 answers · asked by howie 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
Usually a gape means the feeding reflex in baby perching birds. They'll open their mouths wide and beg for food, almost tripping their parents for dinner. However, there's a disease in Turkeys called Gape worm where worms attach themselves to the back of the throat and the poor bird has trouble breathing and eating.
2006-10-27 07:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The gape is the corners of the mouth. It's shown well in this photo of a Ferruginous Hawk, see the yellow that extends under the eye?
http://homepage.mac.com/wildlifeweb/bird/ferruginous_hawk/ferruginous_hawk_02tk.jpg
2006-10-27 07:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by Strix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll assume you're talking about turkeys...Gapes is a disease turkeys can get from gape worms. Or there's the gape of it's mouth...how far an animal can open its mouth.
2006-10-27 07:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by ksm_52180 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the gape of a bird is it's mouth, it is also the term used if a hunting falcon starts to pant, showing it is tired.
2006-10-27 08:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Aquila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow.....we gotta lotta folks here who know alot about birds.
2006-10-27 08:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by PAMELA G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋