THE Secretary bird
is so called because its crest of black feathers resembles a quill-pen which
European clerks in the last century used to stick in their wigs. The bird has
to run to launch itself into the air but once air-borne it flies well. The
Secretary bird, however, spends most of its time on the ground striding up and
down in grassy areas looking for food which consists of insects, rodents and
snakes which it tramples to death with its powerful feet. The Secretary bird is
an inhabitant of Africa.
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