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... African kingfishers , which nest in cavities excavated in termite mounds and feed on termites and other insects near the nest site , may be said to nest within their feeding habitat . Aerial feeders , such as bee - eaters , which nest ...
... African kingfishers , which nest in cavities excavated in termite mounds and feed on termites and other insects near the nest site , may be said to nest within their feeding habitat . Aerial feeders , such as bee - eaters , which nest ...
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... African , European - African , and local services . In 1969 more than 8,000 commercial aircraft were handled . Demography . The last sample census , in 1960–61 , put the population of Dakar and Gorée at about 266,000 Africans and about ...
... African , European - African , and local services . In 1969 more than 8,000 commercial aircraft were handled . Demography . The last sample census , in 1960–61 , put the population of Dakar and Gorée at about 266,000 Africans and about ...
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... African and protozoan Central Africa ; East usually fatal ; transmitted by three ticks Indian water ( Theileria Africa containing pathogen ; symptoms include buffalo parva ) high fever , swelling of lymph glands ; not yet prevented ...
... African and protozoan Central Africa ; East usually fatal ; transmitted by three ticks Indian water ( Theileria Africa containing pathogen ; symptoms include buffalo parva ) high fever , swelling of lymph glands ; not yet prevented ...
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