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  2. Bird of prey - Wikipedia

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    This would make it the only living bird known to prey on humans, although other birds such as ostriches and cassowaries have killed humans in self-defense and a lammergeier might have killed Aeschylus by accident. [36] Many stories of Brazilian indigenous peoples speak about children mauled by Uiruuetê, the Harpy Eagle in Tupi language.

  3. Avivore - Wikipedia

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    In certain biotopes, birds constitute the bulk of the diet of various carnivorans, e.g., of adult leopard seals that mostly prey on penguins, the Arctic fox living in coastal areas where colonies of murres, auks, gulls and other seabirds abound and stoats in New Zealand against whom flightless birds like the takahē and kiwi are defenseless.

  4. List of feeding behaviours - Wikipedia

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    Circular dendrogram of feeding behaviours A mosquito drinking blood (hematophagy) from a human (note the droplet of plasma being expelled as a waste) A rosy boa eating a mouse whole A red kangaroo eating grass The robberfly is an insectivore, shown here having grabbed a leaf beetle An American robin eating a worm Hummingbirds primarily drink nectar A krill filter feeding A Myrmicaria brunnea ...

  5. Human uses of birds - Wikipedia

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    They argue that people feel the simple companionship of birds, are inspired by them to create art, let them mark the seasons and provide a sense of place, and use them "as symbols of joy and love". [59] A former statesman, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was able to express his feeling for birds in his 1927 book The Charm of Birds. [60]

  6. A Single Mutation Could Send a Catastrophic Contagion From ...

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    What could happen if avian flu crosses the species barrier?

  7. Here are 5 ways you're killing birds, but may not realize it

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    According to the American Bird Conservancy, "Cats kill 1.3 to 4 billion birds each year in the U.S. alone." Additionally, "outdoor domestic cats are a recognized threat to global biodiversity.

  8. A Single Mutation Could Send a Catastrophic Contagion From ...

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    Birds and humans have different receptors on their cells, which means that a virus requires just the right match to pick the lock of the cell, so to speak, to be easily transferrable.

  9. Stork - Wikipedia

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    [23] [44] This is why white storks and Abdim's storks are known as "grasshopper birds". Ephippiorhynchus are carnivorous though have a very diverse diet when living on human modified habitats such as agricultural landscapes. [45] The foraging method used by the generalists is to stalk or walk across grassland or shallow water, watching for prey ...