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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

To avoid quarrels about different education styles, each adult attends a separate chick after fledging (source: HBW). Another advantage to ballistic food transport is that the fruit seeds are protected from damage when they are swallowed whole. Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals.

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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

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It's a cull to "control the population." Tags: cull new jersey bears hunting. That really sucks. From North Jersey.com. New Jersey’s first bear hunt in five years is just a week away and set to go on as planned despite a last-ditch effort by several animal rights organizations to have the hunt postponed. On Monday, Nov. On Monday, Nov.