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aviary

[ey-vee-er-ee] / ˈeɪ viˌɛr i /
NOUN
bird sanctuary
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If time is tight, take the free narrated tram ride and stroll through the 25,000-square-foot open-air aviary, home to over 250 injured birds—including pelicans—that can’t be returned to the wild.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

After being released into the new aviary, the vast majority of immigrants -- 80 percent -- switched their method immediately.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

"We do have two birds in particular, Andrew and Hamish, who do like to go wandering," senior aviary team member Carlyn Cane told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

Mylene Mariette, a behavioral ecologist at Deakin University, and her team set out to answer that question with zebra finches held in an aviary on campus in Melbourne, Australia.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

They passed a dome-shaped aviary full of black-and-white impundulus, barely mindful to cover their heads as the birds beat their massive wings and sent sparks of lightning into the sky.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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