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Piciformes
Piciformes (jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, honeyguides, toucans, woodpeckers; class Aves) An order of small to fairly large birds which have brightly coloured plumage. The bills of each family are stout and characteristically shaped, and their toes
zygodactylous. They are mainly arboreal, feed on vegetable matter and animals, and nest in holes; one family is brood parasitic. There are six families, found world-wide.
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Nsue and the honeyguide.(Short Story)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...When he heard the excited cry of the honeyguide bird, Nsue leaped up and began to answer...the desert wind, and eventually the honeyguide led him to the base of a baobab tree...leave a portion of the comb for the honeyguide who brought you to this golden treasure...
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Nsue and the honeyguide.(Short story)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...When he heard the excited cry of the honeyguide bird, Nsue leaped up and began to answer...the desert wind, and eventually the honeyguide led him to the base of a baobab tree...leave a portion of the comb for the honeyguide who brought you to this golden treasure...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Where the bee sucks, there suck guides. (honeyguide bird)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/25/1989; 700+ words
; ...INDICATOR indicator, or the greater honeyguide, deserves its names. The Boran people...As the expedition continues, the honeyguide stops more often. It also starts to...sight. When the nest is reached, the honeyguide flies around, singing a slower, softer...
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Where's the Honey, Honey?
Magazine article from: Ask; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...birds work together? In northern Kenya, the honeyguide helps people find honey. The honeyguide loves to eat beeswax and grubs (baby bees...wilderness. Luckily, the Boran have the honeyguide to help. The Honey Hunt When either the...
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Children's book draws on African legend; Writer's distinctive style and illustrations delight
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 10/2/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Botswana. The main characters are the honeyguide bird and the honey badger, although...The true part of the story is that the honeyguide searches for help to open beehives...honey badger, to crack it open. The honeyguide likes to eat the beeswax. The legend...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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AT TIMES, AIR IS THE ONLY THING BETWEEN WILDLIFE AND TOURISTS.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/8/1995; 700+ words
; ...the luxury tents at the main Honeyguide Tented Safari Camp. Above my...there fill up a year in advance. Honeyguide Tented Safari Camp was one of...tented camps in South Africa. Honeyguide's main camp overlooks a creek...
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Putnam/Penguin.("Honey ... Honey ... Lion!")("The Ugly Pumpkin")("The Little Engine That Could")(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Magazine article from: Children's Bookwatch; 11/1/2005; 612 words
; ...com/youngreaders In Africa the honeyguide and honey badger are partners...Badger eats it all one day--and Honeyguide isn't happy. All the animals learn about the treachery--but Honeyguide has a plan for revenge. Jan Brett...
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On safari ; Getting up close and personal with South African wildlife
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 9/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Inyati Private Game Reserve and the Honeyguide Tented Camps, both adjoining the 2...drives conducted? Some reserves, like Honeyguide, won't allow their vehicles off...unarmed. Others, like Inyati and Honeyguide, pair a driver/ranger with a tracker...
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 "Naperville Sun, The (IL)")
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Off The Page: Author sees world on grander scale -- a child's point of view
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 10/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...It is a story from Africa about the honeyguide bird and its partner, the honey badger...powerful enough to pry the hive open, the honeyguide needs the badger's services and vice...because the badger becomes greedy, the honeyguide considers leading it to a lion. The...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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South Africa - Take a walk on the wild side; You can't beat the Bush for game viewing, says Georgina Pattinson - but there is more to South Africa than just that.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/6/2001; 700+ words
; ...beats taking a walk in the bush. The Honeyguide safari camp is one camp that offers...boundaries. Visitors can take trips from Honeyguide by Land Rover, comfortably ensconced...viewing. But further into the bush at Honeyguide is the Outpost camp, a smaller tented...
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honeyguide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
honeyguide small plainly colored Old World bird of the family Indicatoridae, known...known species is the 8-in. long (20-cm) black-throated African honeyguide, Indicator indicator. It leads tribespeople to bees' nests, waits...
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honey badger
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and has a thick loose coat that protects it against snake bites and insect stings. The honey badger collaborates with the honeyguide , or indicator bird, in obtaining honey, a favorite food. The bird searches for a bee colony, and when one is found...
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