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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Pitohui

The Pitohui of New Guinea is the only known bird that produces a poison. Its feathers contain batrachotoxin, a nerve toxin also found in South American poison dart frogs. The Pitohui rubs its eggs with its feathers, protecting them from predators.

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