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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. They don’t need to be professional bird killers either, predators only need to be in the right place at the right time.

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A Question of Migration

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People were doing things like that with birds, sharks, and humans. Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. One scientist was attaching magnets to the heads of British school children, whom he would then drive, blindfolded, out into the countryside where they would be released. Specifically, Itcher Tern.

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