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ScienceDaily: Breeding birds that nest above alligators for protection from mammalian predators may also provide a source of food for the alligators living in the Everglades, Florida, according to a study published March 2, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Lucas Nell from the University of Florida and colleagues.
For many bird species, nest predation is the greatest threat to raising chicks. Long-legged wading birds, like herons, egrets, ibises, storks, and spoonbills may choose nesting sites above......
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Breeding birds use alligators to protect nests from raccoons, opossums
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 3rd, 2016
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