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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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Kentucky coffee-treeGymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch.
The Kentucky coffee tree is named after its fruit, which looks like, but does not taste like, a coffee fruit (bean). It belongs to the legume family, and its roots with their nodules enhance the fertility of the soil.



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