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In New Guinea, There’s A Bird That Can Poison You With Its Feathers
So, how does a bird get its feathers on such a powerful substance? It all comes down to diet, as you see pitohuis eat a poison-carrying beetle that lives in New Guinea. When the birds eat the ...
H5N1 bird flu found in Wayne County flock
State officials said they've discovered the first case of the highly infectious H5N1 bird flu virus in a backyard flock in ...
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Bird Flu Kills 32 Chickens In Kano
The Chief Medical Officer of Gwale Veterinary Hospital,  Dr Abdullahi Abubakar Gaya, has confirmed the death of 32 chickens ...
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Indonesia’s voracious songbird trade laps up rare and poisonous pitohuis
Among New Guinea’s rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand out for their loud ...
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Police Log: Roaming Guinea Fowl, One-Handed Push-Ups
Jan. 4  Sunday, December 29 1:32 a.m. – Police arrested a Providence man, 44, for driving under the influence after pulling ...
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Nigeria: Several Chickens Killed As Bird Flu Hits Kano
Mr Gaya said the index case of the disease was first observed on 7 December 2024, when a young man brought dead guinea fowl to the clinic ...
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Bird flu hits Kano, chickens die in dozens
To prevent further spread, he said, the state Ministry of Agriculture had sealed the affected area, depopulated the remaining ...