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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Forensic Ornithology Bird Detective Instructional VideoNational Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Forensic Ornithology Bird Detective Instructional Video
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Smithsonian Institution
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Forensic Ornithology Bird Detective

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An ornithologist from the National Museum of Natural History shares her research studying birds that have been struck by airplanes. Find out what can be learned from these studies. [27:45]

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bird remains, forensic ornithology, forensic ornithology - bird detective, q?rius, qrius, qrius: forensic ornithology- bird detective, bird

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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