On New Year's Eve, thousands of birds fell from the sky in Arkansas, and that was just the beginning. Are these die-off events connected? What can they mean? Today, Planet 100 gives a quick guide to the mass animal die-off.
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On New Year's Eve, thousands of birds fell from the sky in Arkansas, and that was just the beginning. Are these die-off events connected? What can they mean? Today, Planet 100 gives a quick guide to the mass animal die-off.
Added: Jan 13, 2011
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