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" ... By the mid-1800s, Carolina parakeets were rare outside the swamps of Florida, and by 1900, they couldn’t be found anywhere else. But even in their last bastion of habitat, Carolina parakeets seemed to be doing pretty well, under the circumstances. Farmers had stopped hunting them, because they turned out to be useful for keeping cockleburs in check (the Carolina parakeet was one of the only animals who could survive eating the poisonous plant, although the toxic glucoside accumulated in the birds’ flesh and made them deadly prey. Cats who ate Carolina parakeets usually died soon after). And naturalists described large flocks, with plenty of young birds and good access to nesting sites. ... "
" ... I know this is what you’ve all been sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for: the answer to the question of how the Carolina parakeet could eat poisonous cockleburs without dropping dead. ... "