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Which fascinating fact is actually a fib?
- To lure predators away from its chicks, a killdeer thrashes around and drags its wing, pretending to have a broken bone.
- To keep cattle from trampling their nests, killdeer ruffle their feathers and charge the hoofed creatures, hoping to startle them.
- For protein during egg-laying, females peck deer and lick the blood that trickles out. The name “killdeer” comes from this practice.
Answer: #3
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This Issue's Staff
Artist – Matt Byrde
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Designer – Marci Porter
Art Director – Cliff White
Editor – Matt Seek
Subscriptions – Marcia Hale
Magazine Manager – Stephanie Thurber
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Designer – Marci Porter
Art Director – Cliff White
Editor – Matt Seek
Subscriptions – Marcia Hale
Magazine Manager – Stephanie Thurber