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"<b>Double the Fun: </b><br><br>There are two species of kookaburra in Australia. The 'laughing kookaburra,' which reaches a length of around 18 inches, lives on the east coast of Australia. <br><br>The smaller 'blue-winged kookaburra' doesn't make the 'laughing kookaburra's characteristic sounds and lives in the Australia's northern regions.",

"<b>Welcome to the Jungle: </b><br><br>The kookaburra is a member of the kingfisher family and its call is often used in Hollywood movies to suggest the sounds of the jungle.",

"<b>Pay it Forward:</b><br><br> Kookaburra young help to raise their siblings. <br><br>A pair lay two sets of up to four eggs at a time, and when they hatch, the young usually stay with their parents to help raise the next year's brood.",   

"<b>Wake Up!</b><br><br> Their kookaburra's laughter-like call serves to mark their territory. The sound starts with a low hiccupping chuckle and transforms into raucous laughter - the entire family usually joins in! <br><br> Tourists are often initially frightened by the sound. <br><br>Aboriginal legend has it that the god Bayame ordered the kookaburra to make this sound to wake-up mankind so that they would not miss the glorious sunrise.",

"<b>Just the Facts: </b><br><br>The average kookaburra lives for 20 years. Adults average 18 inches long and weigh roughly one pound. Their bill measures up to four inches long.",

"<b>They Grow Up So Fast: </b><br><br>Kookaburra chicks hatch from their eggs within 24 to 26 days. <br><br>At birth, the chicks are naked and blind, but they grow full plumage in their first month of life.",

"<b>A Bird's Bluff: </b><br><br>When threatened, a kookaburra fluffs up its feathers, just as a cat puffs out its fur, to appear bigger than it actually is. <br><br>The kookaburra's main enemies are eagles, cats, owls, foxes and butcher birds.",

"<b>Kookaburra Table Manners: </b><br><br>They have a 'sit and wait' hunting technique. Perched high in the trees, they survey their surroundings and then swoop and seize their prey. <br><br>They pulverize large animals (including snakes up to three feet long) before eating them by bashing them repeatedly against a branch or dropping them from a great height.",   

"<b>Old Habits Die Hard: </b><br><br>Laughing kookaburras are often tame around humans. <br><br>They'll readily accept scraps of red meat such as steak or bacon, but will still beat their food against a perch before they swallow it - just as they would in the wild.",

"<b>A Thirst for Life: </b><br><br>A carnivore, the kookaburra diet includes large insects, snakes, lizards, amphibians, small mammals, birds, and occasionally fish. <br><br>It doesn't drink any water but it gets enough water from its prey.",

"<b>Who Needs an Alarm Clock? </b><br><br>Kookaburras often call out in groups. Because the animals chant at dawn and dusk, people once believed that the bird was trying to wake the forest animals in the morning and let them know when it was time to go to bed at night.",

"<b>Every Kingfisher Needs a Queen: </b><br><br>Kookaburras (a type of kingfisher) have the same mate for life.",

"<b>The Laughing Jackass:</b><br><br> What bird is nicknamed the 'laughing jackass' because of its unusual cry? Loud and disturbing, the kookaburra's laughing cries are hauntingly human-like. <br><br>A chorus of crazy laughter echoes as they roost at dusk and then again when they wake at dawn.",

"<b>Around the World in 80 Species:</b><br><br> Worldwide, there are 80 species of kingfisher. These birds are found on every continent except Antarctica!",

"<b>Bushman's Alarm Clock:</b><br><br>One of the largest members of the kingfisher family, the 'Bushman's Alarm Clock' can live for more than 20 years in the same family group, and with the same mating partner."

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