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Hoatzin

Looking like some ancient archaeopteryx, the Hoatzin is one of the bird world’s

real oddities. It survives on a diet of wetland foliage and, because the food is so
tough, it has developed a unique digestive system – more like a cow’s than a
bird’s – to cope with it.

Juveniles
Young birds have wing claws,
which they use to grip
branches and climb back in to
the nest if they fall out.

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