The Parapara Detectives
by Fiona Terry
Two friends are puzzled when they find dead and injured fantails in a local reserve. The article follows their detective work as they try to find out what is causing the deaths of the small birds. Using information from a plant expert, the Internet, and the SPCA’s bird rescue centre, they learn how the parapara tree uses sticky glue to spread its seeds – and kill birds.
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