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There are over 8,500 different species of birds on the Earth.


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Bat alert
Rings which are slipped onto a bat's forearms to identify them may be interfering with research and contributing to bats going hungry. The sound that the rings make when they knock together could be scaring away the bat's food. This not only affects research results but leads to many hungry bats.
24 APRIL 1999, P. 22
New Scientist
24 APRIL 1999, P. 22

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