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  2. List of animals displaying homosexual behavior - Wikipedia

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    Some authors posit the behaviours are a result of any bird demonstrably homosexual being less inclined to rear young, [40] while other authors posit the timing of emergence from the egg is a factor. [42] In 1977, The New York Times also reported on a colony of lesbian seagulls "off [the] coast of California." [43] Selected birds from the full list

  3. List of feeding behaviours - Wikipedia

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    Another classification refers to the specific food animals specialize in eating, such as: Carnivore: the eating of animals Araneophagy: eating spiders; Avivore: eating birds; Corallivore: eating coral; Durophagy: eating hard-shelled or exoskeleton bearing organisms; Egg predator: eating eggs (but also see "Intrauterine cannibalism" below), also ...

  4. Komodo dragon - Wikipedia

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    The Komodo dragon's diet varies depending on stage of growth. Young Komodo dragons will eat insects, birds and bird's eggs and small reptiles, while larger Komodo dragons (typically over 20 kg (44 lb)) prefer large ungulate prey, such as Javan rusa deer, wild pigs and water buffalo. [50] [51] Occasionally, they attack and bite humans. Sometimes ...

  5. Ophiophagy - Wikipedia

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    Ophiophagy (Greek: ὄφις + φαγία, lit. ' snake eating ') is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes.There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the secretarybird, and some hawks), lizards (such as the common collared lizard), and even other snakes, such as the Central and South ...

  6. Tuatara - Wikipedia

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    Tuatara eggs have a soft, parchment-like 0.2 mm thick shell that consists of calcite crystals embedded in a matrix of fibrous layers. [97] It takes the females between one and three years to provide eggs with yolk, and up to seven months to form the shell. It then takes between 12 and 15 months from copulation to hatching.

  7. Black milk snake - Wikipedia

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    Black milk snakes can make excellent pets for many people. They are typically very hardy snakes in captivity. As hatchlings they will readily accept mice, and as adults may consume medium-sized rats. Since they dwell in high elevations in the wild, they do well with their temperatures between 72 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

  8. As bird flu spreads in the U.S., is it safe to eat eggs? What ...

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    H5N1 is widespread among wild birds and is causing an ongoing outbreak among poultry in the U.S., according to the CDC. ... “There are other reasons that you shouldn’t eat raw eggs (or meat ...

  9. List of invasive species in the Everglades - Wikipedia

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    The Tokay Gecko was first introduced in the Everglades around 1965, in an attempt to exterminate cockroaches. However, in the wild, the gecko will eat lizards, frogs, birds, and other native species. They are nocturnal and territorial. A female can lay a pair of eggs every four to five months.