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The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth – it can grow as long as ten cars parked in a row.


Magnets help clean oily birds


Magnets help clean oily birds
Australian researchers claim that a new method of cleaning birds which have been caught in oil spills will make helping the birds much easier and less traumatic for them. The method involves dusting the birds with a fine iron powder. The oil sticks to the powder and when the birds are combed with a magnet, both the powder and the oil are removed.



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