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Extinct Hawaiian Ibis Had Unusually Small Eyes and Limited Visual Capacity, Study Says


Apteribis, an extinct species of ibis that once inhabited the Hawaiian Islands, occupied a niche similar to that of the New Zealand kiwi: a nocturnal, flightless bird that relies on tactile cues from its beak to detect prey.

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