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KOOKABURRA: The largest member of the “Kingfisher” Family
Australian “Kookaburra” Humboldt County
Belted Kingfisher
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Kookaburras are nicknamed “Bushman’s Clock” because they “laugh” early in the morning and right before bedtime.
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Kookaburras eat “invertabrates” and small “vertabrates,” like small snakes
Insects, snails, and worms are “invertabrates” because they are animals without backbones.
“Vertabrates” are animals with backbones. Some small vertabrates a kookaburra might eat include small snakes and small fish.
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“Gum Tree” is a nickname for a Eucalyptus Tree. Kookaburras are native to the Eucalyptus Forests of Eastern Australia.
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Here is a picture of a Kookaburra sitting in “The Ole Gum Tree” in Eastern Australia.
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Eucalyptus “Gum Tree”
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Here is the Citation for Information on
KookaburrasTaylor, Medford. “Laughing Kookaburra” National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/laughing-kookaburra
/ accessed on November 20, 2014