Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2011
Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.
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