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Blue-headed Parrots (Pionus menstruus) at a clay lick, Amazon Rainforest of South America

Many species of parrots use clay from outcrops, like this, to help with digestion of under-ripe and mildly toxic fruits, which they would be unable to eat otherwise. It’s basically a natural antacid.

photograph by Dennis Thompson

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Crave that clay