Kelp Gull Dropping a Mussel to Break It on Hard Rocks in New Zealand (IMAGE)

McGill University

Kelp Gull Dropping a Mussel to Break It on Hard Rocks in New Zealand

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A team of researchers found that birds that were able to incorporate new foods into their diet or develop new techniques to obtain food were better able to withstand the environmental changes affecting their habitat, which represent their main threat of extinction.

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Simon Ducatez

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