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The Storks of Africa

10,000 Birds

Marabous have also learnt another trick, and that is to follow vultures and scavenge off the remains of Lion and other large predator kills. They have even been known to kill children who have been incautious enough to approach too closely. During breeding season, their white plumage turns a delicate pink color, a lovely sight indeed.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. A foot deep by some accounts, it killed what life was left in the forest. Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license.

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