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	Bird Uses Tool

owlpath

10-6-2007 8:50 AM

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crows, cams, tools

owlpath says:

Crows are recorded by a tail feather cam using tools to get food. Now birds can't even eat in privacy.

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10-6-2007 8:56 AM

owlpath

How come I can't edit my grammar / spelling mistakes in clipmark? I guess I should proof read better.

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