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Birds such as grouse, pheasants and turkeys have a muscular part of the stomach called a gizzard, which pulverizes or crushes hickory and acorn seeds.


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In Britain, despite laws which rule that all citizens have a right to obtain environmental information from government or official agencies, it can often be impossible to get this information. Agencies will frequently say that the information is exempted from the law, or make it too expensive to obtain the information. This means that trying to obtain environmental information, such as if a factory near you has dangerous emissions, is very difficult.
29 AUGUST 1998, P. 18-19
New Scientist
29 AUGUST 1998, P. 18-19

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