00:04Poisonous birds nature's toxic warning hidden in bright feathers a hooded pitohui carries poison
00:10in its bright orange feathers across new guinea forests poisonous birds perch on branches eat
00:15toxic insects and carry chemical defenses in skin or feathers the hooded pitohui lives in
00:21papua new guinea rainforests where its orange body and blackhead warn predators to stay away
00:25scientists found batracotoxin in pitohui feathers and skin the same powerful toxin linked to some
00:30poison dart frogs the variable pitohui moves through new guinea trees carrying similar chemical defenses
00:35while searching for insects fruit and small prey the blue capped ifrita climbs mossy branches in
00:41new guinea mountain forests carrying toxins and feathers that can irritate skin local hunters
00:46have long recognized some toxic birds avoiding certain feathers skins or meat after handling
00:50them in forest areas the rufous shrike thrush lives in parts of new guinea and nearby islands where
00:56researchers found toxin traces in its feathers the spur-winged goose feeds in african wetlands and
01:01some birds can become toxic after eating blister beetles the common quail can sometimes cause
01:05poisoning in people after migration when certain plant toxins may build up in its body these birds
01:11share one strange pattern food can turn feathers skin or meat into a hidden chemical warning when a
01:18colorful bird sits quietly in a rain forest its brightest feathers may be saying do not touch
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