By birdadmin October 13, 2014 Care and Feeding No Comments. Many people are surprised to learn that birds, primarily parrot breeds, live a long time. On average, pet birds live between 20 and 80 years, which compared with mammals of same or larger size is quite remarkable. Amazing I think! Birds also have a high metabolic rate, body temperature, and high resting glucose, which is why experts believe they outlive mammals.
Usage To most of us, a fruit is a plant part that is eaten as a dessert or snack because it is sweet, but to someone who studies botany a fruit is a mature ovary of a plant, and as such it may or may not taste sweet. All species of flowering plants produce fruits that contain seeds.
Report Abuse. Fruit is a botanical (scientific) term, vegetable is a culinary (cooking) term. There is no such thing as a vegetable in botany. In botany, pumpkin is a fruit because it is the 'fruit' of it's plant (produces the seeds) just like a pepper or corn.It's dissimilar to a carrot or beet which are 'roots' or celery which is the plant itself or lettuce which is the leaves of a plant. They are only called vegetables with respect to eating them.eport Abuse. Fruit is a botanical (scientific) term, vegetable is a culinary (cooking) term. There is no such thing as a vegetable in botany. In botany, pumpkin is a fruit because it is the 'fruit' of it's plant (produces the seeds) just like a pepper or corn.