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itsawindfallforshorebirdsandagreatopportunityforbiologists

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thetheyvetraveledforfourdaysandnightswithoutstopping

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thespringmigrationoffersarareopportunitytoassessedpopulations

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theyonlyhaveabouttwoweekstorefuelandsetoffagain

theirbreedingistightlysynchronzedwithabriefarcticsummer

theirdigestivesystemshaveshutdownforthelongjourney

itsherethatthehorseecrabmakesallthedifferenceintheworld

theirsofteggsarepackedwithproteinandeasytodigest

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asrednotenumbersdroppedevidencebeganpointingtothedellawareegayandtohorsecrabeggs

ongoingstudiesbegantoconfirmtheconnection

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itsalotofwork

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everycoupleofdays

thenwesorttwoeggs

thenwecountereggs

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