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Hornbills of Sabah

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The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak ( source ), which unfortunately does not prevent hunting of the bird, not only for meat but also for the feathers. Another advantage to ballistic food transport is that the fruit seeds are protected from damage when they are swallowed whole.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

10,000 Birds

And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. Asian water buffaloes were brought to Greece by Ottoman Turks centuries ago and by now, they have developed into a separate race, the Greek buffalo, which is protected as an old domestic breed.

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