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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
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The white tern is famous for laying its egg on a rock, a rock ledge, or a bare branch rather than in a nest. An egg laid in an exposed and precarious place results in a chick that must cling to the perch. Image courtesy USFWS.
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