Throughout the world, birds are essential seed dispersers for plants that provide us with food, medicine, timber, and recreation. Among their qualifications: They travel long distances. They assist germination when they eat fruit by removing the pulp and scratching the seed coat.

What do birds always do?

Pest control, public health, seed dispersal, ecotourism, environmental monitoring—these are some of the ways birds benefit humans. There are many others: … By foraging for grain, weeds, and bugs in flooded rice fields, birds like mallards help decompose the straw.

Do birds do things for fun?

Many birds engage in playful behaviors, and more intelligent bird species need greater amounts of the mental stimulation that comes from play as they develop. Bird species that can seem especially playful include: Jays, crows, rooks, ravens, magpies, and other corvids.