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David Attenborough and hummingbird,
Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Apart from the
beatifully coloured iridescent plumage
that we see, hummingbirds also use
ultra-violet coloration, a wavelength we cannot see.
Photographer: Peter Bassett
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David Attenborough, Stewart Island,
New Zealand with flightless Weka - typically fearless of mammals including humans.
Photographer: Rod Morris
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White-faced Scops Owl. Owls have relatively huge eyes to allow them remarkable nocturnal sight. As a result the eyes are unable to move in their sockets like our eyes can. They compensate for this by having a very
flexible neck and can rotate their head up to 270 degrees.
Photographer: R.R. Hartley
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Toco Toucan, Iguacu National Park, Argentina. Toucans use their long bills to reach to the bottom of the sock like cacique nests to steal the eggs.
Photographer:Miles Barton
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Fledgeling Gannets (brown) before they
leave the colony and have to run the gauntlet of predatory fur seals in the sea. Malgas Island, South Africa.
Photographer: Peter Bassett
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