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Did you know that when baby gulls see the red spot on their parents' bills, they know to start pecking for food there? Adult gulls throw-up food for their chicks to eat and seeing the red spot triggers off the chicks' pecking activity.


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Pawpaw
pawpawAsimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Pawpaw are small (<14 m) trees and they often take the form of an upright shrub. The fruit is edible and eaten by many birds and mammals. The First Peoples used the bark medicinally and it is currently being investigated for its anti-carcinogenic properties.



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