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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). While females hatch from larger eggs and are initially heavier than their brothers, after ten days, the male chicks weigh almost 50% more than their sisters, as they receive a higher quantity and quality of prey from their parents ( source ). I am sure Elvis liked it.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second season of The Zoo , the excellent television series about The Bronx Zoo,* and their story was disturbing. This description appears to be an overstatement though, because we learn by the end of the episode that The Stud and Serendipity have not produced one viable egg.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Cape Town–Company’s Garden. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018.

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