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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

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Duck hunters and wildlife officials alike worry that the spill will affect both hunting season and migration. While penguins who live in Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium don’t have to worry about oil spills or other environmental disasters, they have problems of their own. Or, as penguins do, waddle.) The end result?

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

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