00:00The oil bird is a nocturnal, cave-dwelling bird found in South America.
00:07It's the only bird in the world that uses echolocation, like bats, to fly through pitch-dark caves.
00:16It feeds entirely on oily fruits like palm nuts and avocado relatives,
00:24storing fat so well that chicks used to be boiled for oil.
00:29Hence, the name oil bird.
00:32With its bat-like wings, creepy screeches, and strange habits,
00:39the oil bird is one of the weirdest and most mysterious birds on Earth.
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