72: A Martyr and a Murder. Everglades National Park.
National Park After Dark
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How Much Does an Elephant Eat Everyday?
In the late 18 hundreds, the american feather trade was in full swing. The more feathers that you had on your hat and your jackets, any item of clothing you had, it was worn as a symbol of status and wealth. Millions of birds across the us were being slaughtered for their feathers. And now i'm looking at it, ok. O, so there're a thousand pounds, and they eat a hundred pounds of sea grass per day,. which is also still a lot of sea grass. It's really important that the sea grass is thriving, and birds really help contribute to that. Is where that whole thing was going.
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