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  2. 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 ...

  3. Golden-shouldered parrot - Wikipedia

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    The golden-shouldered parrot is listed as endangered (CITES I), with population surveys pointing to a total wild population of between 700-1,100 birds [10] with around 300 breeding pairs. The remaining majority of birds are thought to be juvenile birds in their first year of life.

  4. Central African egg-eating snake - Wikipedia

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    Dasypeltis fasciata, commonly known as the Central African egg-eating snake or the western forest eggeater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa . It is one of 18 species in the genus Dasypeltis , and is occasionally kept in captivity as an exotic pet along with other members of its genus ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Lizard - Wikipedia

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    Larger species, such as monitor lizards, can feed on larger prey including fish, frogs, birds, mammals and other reptiles. Prey may be swallowed whole and torn into smaller pieces. Both bird and reptile eggs may also be consumed as well. Gila monsters and beaded lizards climb trees to reach both the eggs and young of birds.

  7. Chinese water dragon - Wikipedia

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    Chinese water dragons are oviparous, with a clutch of 5 to 16 eggs buried in sandy riverbanks near the end of the dry winter. The eggs hatch two or three months later in the early part of the wet summer. [2] [5] Maturity is met within the first year, and the generation length is about 6 years. [2] Captive females may breed several times per ...

  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 herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.