ornithology lab<\/a>. “We appreciate their ability to say they are now believers.”<\/p>\nThis species eats some plant matter but also the larvae of wood-boring insects, such as the longhorn beetle. The ivory-bill can be confused with the relatively abundant pileated woodpecker.<\/p>\n
The doubters — from Yale, Kansas and Florida Gulf Coast universities — are withdrawing a scientific journal article questioning whether the bird had really been found, according to Yale ornithologist Richard Prum. -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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