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Waders and Waterfowl VideosLong legs and huge wingspans carry flamingos, herons, and more birds to some of the most scenic wetlands on earth.Video Sections

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Birds >> Waders and Waterfowl - Long legs and huge wingspans carry flamingos, herons, and more birds to some of the most scenic wetlands on earth.
- Animal Mothers: Wood Duck Paratroopers - Just one day after being born, wood duck hatchlings must take a frightening leap of faith to reach their mother.
- Baboons vs. Flamingos - Hungry baboons in Kenya's Lake Bogoria find themselves surrounded by a million unsuspecting—and unprotected—flamingos.
- Birds and Crocs - Some birds depend on a tiny African lake for food and water. But they must look out for the crocodiles that lie in wait.
- Canada Goose - Canada geese take to the skies along their annual migration paths.
- Flamingos of Bogoria - Flamingos flock to Lake Bogoria by the millions. But the sheer number of them is turning their watery paradise into a toxic quagmire.
- Great Blue Heron - The great blue heron is ideally adapted for its wetland home.
- Great Egrets - The great egret waits, watches, and strikes.
- Monitor Lizard Hunt - For the monitor lizard it's no easy task snatching crocodile eggs, especially when you're up against mama croc and her feathered friends, dikkop birds.
- Sandhill Crane Migration - The Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory is the place to see sandhill cranes. Some of these great birds migrate from as far away as Alaska and Siberia.
- Shoebill Stork - The unusual-looking shoebill stork stalks lungfish in an African lake.
- Snow Goose - The snow goose is found in North America.
- Snowy Egret Nest - In a cruel Darwinian struggle, baby egrets see who will stay in the nest—and who will be sacrificed to the alligator waiting below.
- Stellar Swarms - There is safety in numbers. And as these birds and butterflies know, there are many other reasons to gather in a swarm.
- Stork vs. Mongoose - They may kill snakes, but what happens when a pack of mongooses encounter the largest stork in the world?
- Tundra Swan Migration - Tundra swans make a 4,000-mile (6,437-kilometer) migration every year. Only the strong survive the journey.
- Whooping Cranes - Slowly but surely, whooping cranes are on the comeback. But they still face many challenges.
- Wood Storks - Wood storks are ideally suited to their wetland homes. But the loss of wetlands in the Everglades threatens their survival.
Amphibians - Take a look into the dual world of amphibians, crossing the lines between land and water, with tadpoles, frogs, toads, and more.
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