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How did the secretary bird get its name?
Secretary birds have strange-looking feathers arranged on their heads. When the first explorers visited Africa and saw these birds they reminded them of Victorian secretaries who used to keep their quill pens behind their ears. Secretary birds catch snakes with their long legs.
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