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		<title>The Lesser Adjutant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-lesser-adjutant/" title="The Lesser Adjutant" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/la1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="lesser adjutant" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/la1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/la1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/la1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The lesser adjutant is a large sized wading bird that hails from the stork family, aka Ciconiidae. They can be found in India and southeast Asia. They dwell in habitats with large rivers and lakes inside heavily wooded regions, with freshwater wetlands in agricultural areas, as well as coastal wetlands [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Lesser Flamingo</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-lesser-flamingo/" title="The Lesser Flamingo" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="125" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lf1a-300x125.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="lesser flamingo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lf1a-300x125.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lf1a-800x334.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lf1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The lesser flamingo is the smallest of the flamingos but has the largest distribution. They can be found congregating in sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, and India. They prefer large alkaline and saline lakes, coastal lagoons, and salt pans. Due to habitat loss and destruction at the hands of mining, [&#x2026;]</p>
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