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it’s hard to miss as it struts confidently across parks

remain major threats — but organisations like the Save the Bilby Fund are working hard to protect populations and restore safe habitat

Salties are surprisingly good swimmers and can travel vast distances in the ocean

using its bill to probe for crabs

particularly from eucalyptus blossoms

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