Origins: From Jungle to Lab.  The Story of Life's Complexity
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Oropendola Nest

Hanging pendulously from this ceiba tree are architecturally striking oropendola bird nests, woven grass sacs up to six feet long that dangle from the branches. Scarlet macaws also frequent this tree. Both birds have distinctive calls.

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image: ceiba tree

image: oropendola nest

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