Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?

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• David Attenborough:

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• David Attenborough:

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• David Attenborough:

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• David Attenborough:

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• David Attenborough:

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