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Recognizing and Choosing Food
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Question 3
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Buzzard's are birds which regurgitate pellets containing the bones of
their prey. A study of the bones in these pellets shows that the buzzard's diet
is made up as follows:
rodents |
60% |
insects |
25% |
snakes |
8% |
birds |
3% |
others |
4% |
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(b) Is it correct to say that the buzzard prefers to eat rodents? Explain your answer. |
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(c) How do you think that the buzzard's diet may change with the seasons? |
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