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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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Oh, cheeky me left out another alternative for both cases, which brings us right to the origin of these sayings: the devil. “Rabeneltern” – raven parents Raven parents, raven mothers, raven fathers – shame on you all, for you are neglecting your children. The eagle-owls of the genus Bubo are all called “Uhu“.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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The story of the White-winged Guan , in some ways resembles the re-discovery of some species thought to be extinct. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection. The decades of storage in a museum came after it was regarded as an extinct species. Most species go extinct.