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The Deadly Beauty: The Hooded Pitohui and its Toxic Defense

The Hooded Pitohui, a vibrant bird native to New Guinea, holds a secret beneath its colourful plumage. While its appearance might entice, this bird is one of the most poisonous in the world. Its skin and feathers are laced with a potent neurotoxin called batrachotoxin, the same poison found in …

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