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Small Shocks Help Enormous Birds Learn To Avoid Power Lines

California condors have enormous wingspans. That's fine in the wilderness, but when a bird of this size encounters a power line, the results can be fatal. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a program to help train birds to avoid the hazard. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr)
California condors have enormous wingspans. That's fine in the wilderness, but when a bird of this size encounters a power line, the results can be fatal. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a program to help train birds to avoid the hazard. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr)

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