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Tiny Island Birds Growing HUGE and Becoming New Species!

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Wrens living on remote Scottish islands are getting bigger and bigger, and scientists think they might be turning into completely new kinds of birds! These island wrens have their own special songs and look different from regular wrens, and some are more than twice as heavy as their cousins on the mainland. It's like watching evolution happen right before our eyes!
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