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Page 87
... forest bee - eaters perch in foliage and near flowers , securing their prey with- out flying . Rollers spend more time perched , but they too are graceful in flight and capture much of their food by hawking or by darting down to the ...
... forest bee - eaters perch in foliage and near flowers , securing their prey with- out flying . Rollers spend more time perched , but they too are graceful in flight and capture much of their food by hawking or by darting down to the ...
Page 191
... forests . These predators have been hunted mercilessly and are now endangered species . In the semiarid northeastern region the scrub is known as the caatinga , from an Indian term meaning " white forest . " Covered in thorns , these ...
... forests . These predators have been hunted mercilessly and are now endangered species . In the semiarid northeastern region the scrub is known as the caatinga , from an Indian term meaning " white forest . " Covered in thorns , these ...
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... forest regions . Canada has several large and dis- tinct forest zones , which blend into a number of transi- tional zones . The northern coniferous , or boreal , forest is the world's second largest area of uninterrupted forest ; only ...
... forest regions . Canada has several large and dis- tinct forest zones , which blend into a number of transi- tional zones . The northern coniferous , or boreal , forest is the world's second largest area of uninterrupted forest ; only ...
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