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Summer job

It's minnows that keep this river alive and the river teems with them in summer. The kingfishers have a brood of seven hungry chicks and to keep them alive they have to fish every moment. As they're being fed, the chicks all shuffle around in a circle to ensure everyone gets a turn. The parents need to catch 5,000 fish over the summer to feed them all. Every dive expends energy and every dive counts. Even a kingfisher can't juggle two fish successfully every time.

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