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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

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One of these clades holds a diversity of Old World species in several distinct groups, including an Australasian clade, the green-pigeons, the emerald- and wood-doves, the imperial-pigeons and fruit-doves (favorites of mine), and the subjects of our investigation today, the 15 known members of the Raphini. I also find this model compelling.

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A Question of Migration

10,000 Birds

Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. A fascinating exception to this, of course, are penguins. In other words, many sorts of animals might benefit from migration, but those with powered flight might be able to develop a migratory behavior more easily than those stuck to the ground on hooves. Why migrate?

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