At the beginning, each bird gets about 3 ounces of food, which increases to 10 ounces by the end of the program, Henley said, noting that the esophagus can hold up to a liter of volume.

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He looked at 43 previous studies that had carefully screened 3, 000 bird species for malaria in different locations over the past 70 years.

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Police ordered the fishermen to return up to 3, 500 Manila clams to Bird Pile in Southampton Water after being alerted at about 13:00 BST.

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The bird scourge hasn't had an economic impact on the Ostend tourist trade yet, which welcomes around 3.4 million day-trippers each year, as well as 500, 000 overnight stays, said Pieter Hens, an official with the town's tourist bureau.

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Early bird investors looking to share in the bullishness surrounding TIVO looked to the June 10 strike price and bought more than 3, 000 calls for a premium of 68 cents apiece.

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