AUSTRALIA — Thousands of water birds have flocked to the Murrumbidgee for the bird paradise created by floods in the area. Discover how the birds are aiding the area, and how locals intend to keep this “bird city.”
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Woman Detained After Attempting To Smuggle Gyrfalcons
MOSCOW, Nov. 24, 2010 – A smuggler has been detained after eight gyrfalcons were found in her luggage. As many smuggled animals don’t survive the trip, we’re thankful these magnificent predators will be returned to the wild and hope this smuggler is punished to the full extent of the law.
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Confused Pelicans Migrate North Instead Of South
RUSSIA – November, 21, 2010, A flock of lost pelicans accidentally migrated north to Siberia rather than south to Africa. Locals captured some of the exhausted birds and are caring for them until it is safe for the birds to fly south. Read to find out what made the pelicans think north was south.
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Divorced Swan Remarries
UNITED KINGDOM – Swans are famously monogamous, but not Sarindi. She ‘divorced’ her first mate, and quickly has moved on to a second. Will this marriage last, or is it doomed to failure? Find out here!
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One Pelican Rescued Twice
AUSTRALIA – A resilient pelican lived through surgery to remove fishing hooks from its stomach, and an oil spill months earlier. Read this amazing survival tale and how this guy was lucky enough to overcome man’s pollution and damage.
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‘Flying’ People Teach Endangered Birds To Migrate
EUROPE – Conservationists in microlights are teaching the critically endangered northern bald ibis, or Waldrapp, bred in captivity how to migrate. Without this knowledge the birds could never survive in the wild, so people are going up in microlights and leading the birds in their first migration.
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Owl-Napping Blamed On Kid’s Fascination with Harry Potter’s Hedwig
INDIA– A record number of owls have been disappearing in India and Harry Potter’s infamous owl Hedwig may be to blame. Children’s fascination with owls has been peaked–and kids are nabbing the owls as pets. Black magic rituals are also suspected as cause to sharp decreases in owl populations.
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Bees Soar Above Computers At Math
(ANIMAL SCIENCE) Bees vs. Google maps, who will win? A bee, of course! Even though their brains are only the size of grass seeds, bees are able to find the fastest route possible between several flowers, much like a computer can calculate the quickest route to the airport, only bees do it faster. — Global Animal
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