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Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

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For example, to irrupt , at least as far as animals are concerned, is simply to enter a region suddenly and in very large numbers. Welcome to Invasive Species Week! – Alien Species - Rose-ringed Parakeet - The Charge of the Egyptian Goose – Hill Mynas in Miami – Grallards : New Zealand’s Next Extinction or Newest Species?

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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Large species, like the hatchet-billed Lapped-faced Vulture or the large Cape Vulture gets first dips, because they are the only species that can tear open the hides of some of the larger prey animals. Turkey Vulture on Little Miami River – Kelly Riccetti, The Red and the Peanut. Kings of the Sky – Karen, The Greenbelt.