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... insects ( and arthropods ) , reptiles , birds , many rodents , and a few larger mammals . Nocturnal habits are well - developed characteristics among the ro- dents , but most desert birds and reptiles are diurnal . The majority of ...
... insects ( and arthropods ) , reptiles , birds , many rodents , and a few larger mammals . Nocturnal habits are well - developed characteristics among the ro- dents , but most desert birds and reptiles are diurnal . The majority of ...
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... insects and birds . The cuckoo falcons , several species of Aviceda , are kites of the subfamily Perninae ( family Accipitridae ) . They range over Asia and the South Pacific , hunting at twilight , mainly for insects . Some hunt ...
... insects and birds . The cuckoo falcons , several species of Aviceda , are kites of the subfamily Perninae ( family Accipitridae ) . They range over Asia and the South Pacific , hunting at twilight , mainly for insects . Some hunt ...
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... insects and secretes a liquid that digests them . Fly River , one of the largest rivers of New Guinea , flowing almost wholly through Papua New Guinea . For a short stretch of its middle course , it forms the border between Papua New ...
... insects and secretes a liquid that digests them . Fly River , one of the largest rivers of New Guinea , flowing almost wholly through Papua New Guinea . For a short stretch of its middle course , it forms the border between Papua New ...
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