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Secretarybird

Secretarybirds have black feathers that sometimes stick out of the back of their head, and we saw one in Tarangire National Park who was walking around in a crazed manner with these feathers erect. An explanation of the name is that the black feathers are like the pens carried by secretaries. We also saw one who appeared to be going after some prey -- the scientific species name is serpentarius, and they kill a lot of snakes by stomping on them.

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Uploaded on December 31, 2018
Taken on March 10, 2015