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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

10,000 Birds

Key West Wildlife Center takes mostly birds, but will rescue mammals, marine mammals, and both land and sea turtles as well. KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline. They see a lot of young Brown Pelicans ; they see a lot of juvenile birds in general, all of whom tend to hug the coast on their first migration.

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The predictability of Pied Oystercatchers

10,000 Birds

Feral cats are a huge problem in Australia and they do take a lot of the eggs. Pied Oystercatchers feeding Pied Oystercatcher investigates three sea cucumbers Before we ventured out onto the reef we came across a Hawksbill Turtle that had stranded on the beach and it had lost part of one of its rear flippers at some stage.

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