Rails: The Once and Future Kings of the Pacific
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
They often become slower breeders, and most importantly, they lose their ability to disperse, meaning they get stranded on the island they live on. In a few places mammals and humans may endure, but even there, rails will become island species, albeit ones that retain some anti-predator strategies.
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