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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

10,000 Birds

Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.

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Manx Shearwaters

10,000 Birds

Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle. A big moon gives enough light for the gulls to hunt by, so the shearwaters seldom come onto land while the full moon is up. The shearwaters make good subjects for homing experiments.