Why is the Egyptian plover bird popularly called the “crocodile bird”?
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Answer – The Egyptian plover bird has been nicknamed the crocodile bird following an account by Herodotus that he saw these birds enter the open jaws of crocodiles and pick pieces of food from their gums.