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kookaburra
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kookaburra
an arboreal, insectivorous and carnivorous bird of the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae) with an identifying, laugh-type call. Called also laughing jackass, Dacelo novaeguineae.
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Redcar's Kirkleatham Owl Centre has a right Aussie handful after its adult Laughing Kookaburras finally began the mating game.
New gaggle is a right giggle by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
There were then two further sightings of kookaburras - one in Birkby and another in Honley.
Third sighting of the bird from Down Under by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Kookaburras may have the most famous laugh in the bird world, but life for their nestlings doesn't sound particularly funny.
Kookaburra sibling rivalry gets rough by Science News
 
 
 
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