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.
Lost and found
Lost and found Ten species which were previously believed to be
extinct have been discovered in the wild in India. Finds include
amphibians such as the toad-skinned frog and birds such as
Rothschild's parakeet. 26 SEPTEMBER 1998, P. 21