Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2011
Years of follow-up research conducted by one of Earthwatch’s principal investigators on the Tambopata Macaw project, Dr. Don Brightsmith, shows, however, that within the study area of the clay lick the birds tend to choose the soil with the highest sodium content over soils that are best for neutralizing toxins.
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