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Why Do Birds Preen?
Birds preen to maintain their feathers, to keep themselves warm and dry, to remove parasites, and to strengthen relationships.
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Skin - The Wonderwrap -11
A parrot’s feathers are green. Do its feathers have a green pigment? No! It is because of….
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Facts About the Hoopoe
The Hoopoe, Upupa epops, is familiar in southern Europe, southern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. A figure of folklore, it's also known for its foul smelling nest.
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Great Bustard – Otis tarda
Great Bustards, Otis tarda, native to grasslands of Europe and Asia, are listed as vulnerable. Conservation measures are increasing numbers in some places.
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Bird Nests – How Do Birds Protect Them?
A bird's nest is meant to be a safe place for eggs and young. Adult birds use location, camouflage, design, odor, deception, and renewal to ward off various threats.
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Tufted Duck
The Tufted Duck is Great Britain’s most common diving duck, standing about 12 inches long at full growth. When it comes to speaking about ducks people refer to it as a small, compact diving duck with a rounded crown and yellow eyes. The Tufted Duck displays a blue bill with black tip and the duck has a wing span of about thirty inches.
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Golden Jade – Hornbill Ivory
Unique among hornbills, the Helmeted Hornbill has a casque of solid keratin called hornbill ivory, valued for carving jewelry and other small items.
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Hornbills of Africa, Asia, and Indonesia
Like the familiar showy Great Hornbill, Ground Hornbill, and Rhinoceros Hornbill, most hornbills are black and white with bright bills, eyes, and skin patches.
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