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Hornbills of Sabah

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Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.) While being a vet certainly has its attractions, including possibly not having to deal with people too much, the names of these diseases sound somewhat off-putting.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. The two older ones were in pretty good shape, but we were not sure the third would make it. She was open-mouth breathing, and we believed she had aspirated formula. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey.

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