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Hoatzins invaded South America from Africa … by raft

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go on to say that they believe the birds colonized South America from Africa and suggest that the most plausible explanation for this is that the birds traveled west across the Atlantic on “rafts” — huge floating tangles of debris often invoked to explain trans-Atlantic mammal dispersal events. And Mayr et al.

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What's your favorite South American animal.

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Me again, this time we'll do South America submitted by /u/Overall_Disaster4224 [link] [comments]

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Jaguar VS Bengal Tiger:who would win?

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Jaguars are big cats that live in South America,meanwhile the bengal tigers are living of course in bangladesh,also russia and kazahkstan.So who would win in a fight between these 2 fearsome cats? Jaguars are stronger and have a stronger bite force. verdict:Jaguar,75-90% mainly because of its great strength and immese bite force.Ok

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Becards

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Eight occur only in South America, three spill over from there just into Panama, and one reaches from South America through much of Central America. Two reach from South America all the way to southeastern Mexico. Mexico is considered part of North America, not Central America.)

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“The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record”

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He happily commented: “I am now well ahead of Noah’s pace, while I haven’t even started my journey through Africa and, last but not least, the most bird-rich continent of all, South America. Slowly but surely, I start to realize that breaking the world record could become a reality.”

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Sneak Attack

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The Cinnamon-rumped Flowerpiercer is the only flower-piercing game in town if you live in North America. And yes, Mexico is part of North America, not Central or South America.) Its range extends as far as Nicaragua in Central America, where it is joined, in Costa Rica and Panama, by The Slaty Flowerpiercer.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Before I delve into some of these avian treasures let me give you a few non-birding reasons to visit this gem of South America. If your Spanish or Portuguese is at the level of a 2-year-old bonobo like mine is, then you’ll probably be pleased to know that Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America.

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