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Striding Snake-killers

10,000 Birds

Secretarybirds seem more crane than raptor as their four-foot frames stride across the open plains of places like the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. Secretarybirds counter this by being very careful when killing snakes and ensuring that the prey is dead before eating it. So long that they have to crouch to drink or pick up food.

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