Rainbow lorikeet (IMAGE)
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Groups including hummingbirds, sunbirds, and some honeyeaters and parrots (such as the rainbow lorikeet pictured here) independently evolved the ability to thrive on extreme sugar diets without developing the diseases that such diets cause in people.
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© Gerald Allen
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