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The Brown Falcon, Falco berigora, is different from other falcons in that it has broader wings and longer legs. Even though it is as large as the largest falcon, it usually hunts smaller prey. The Brown Falcon usually nests in old nests abandoned by other birds. This species occupies a large area of Australia. The Brown Falcon is about 45 cm in length. Other related archivesAustralia, nests, prey

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The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is slightly smaller than the European Carrion Crow in overall size (39-49 cm in length) and also has a proportionately smaller bill. Feathers are black, with a purple or blue iridescence in some lights. Legs, feet and bill are also black. Several regional forms are recognized and differ in bill proportion and overall size from each other across North America, g ...

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The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia to China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation. This is a large pelican, at 170 cm length and with a 3 m wingspan. It differs from the White Pelican in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and greyish-white (rather than pure white plumage). It has a red lower mandible in the breeding season. Immatures are grey and lack the pink facial patch of immature Whi ...

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The race takes place in stages, with the skippers having the chance to rest and refit at each stop-over point. Different staging points have been used over the years; the races prior to the 1998 event were run in four legs, and the 1998 event in five legs. The 2006 edition will have the longest stages of any edition to date, with just three legs:[4] The total planned length for this editi ...

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The female Domestic house spider can reach 9-10 mm in length, and the male 6-9 mm. The male has longer legs and a more slender abdomen than the female, the legspan can reach about an inch. It can be difficult to tell the difference between the Domestic house spider and Hobo spider, they both may have a herringbone pattern on the abdomen. However the Domestic house spider is generally smaller in size, a darker shade of brown, with sma ...

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The common misconception of the Dire Wolf is that it was much larger than the Grey Wolf; in fact it was similar in overall size and appearance. On average it was a little larger at about 1.5 metres (5 feet) in length and about 50 kilograms (110 pounds). Despite superficial similarities, there were significant differences between the two species. The legs of the Dire Wolf were proportionally shorter and sturdier than those of the Grey Wolf, which suggests that the Dire Wolf was a poorer runner, and that like the hyenas, the Dire Wolf may have scavenged ...

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