For the love of birds | Washington Wachira

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Luba Trofimenko ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
With me here today
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ื”ื‘ืืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ ืื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื•ื
00:14
I brought something beautiful.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื™ืคื”ืคื”
00:16
This is a feather from one of the most beautiful birds we have in Kenya,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื ื•ืฆื” ืžืื—ืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืืฆืœื™ื ื• ื‘ืงื ื™ื”
00:21
the crested guinea fowl.
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ื”ืคื ื™ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ืฆืช.
00:24
But this feather is more than just that.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืš.
00:27
If you've taken time when you are outdoors
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ืื ืคืขื, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืชื ืžื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
00:29
to look at the feathers around you,
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ื™ืฆื ืœื›ื ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื ื•ืฆื” ืฉืกื‘ื™ื‘ื›ื
00:31
you'll have noticed
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ื‘ื˜ื— ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘
00:33
that there is this huge variety of different sizes,
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ืœืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืจื—ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื“ืœื™ื,
00:36
shapes and even colors.
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ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื.
00:39
The feather is one of the most astonishing pieces of technology
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ื”ื ื•ืฆื” ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช ื”ื”ืžืฆืื•ืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
00:44
invented by the natural world,
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ืคืจื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืขืฆืžื•.
00:47
and for centuries, this feather has helped birds to keep dry,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉื™ืžืฉื• ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฉืืจ ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช,
00:52
to keep warm and even power flight.
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ืœืฉืžืจ ืืช ื—ื•ื ื’ื•ืคืŸ ื•ืืฃ ื ืชื ื• ืœื”ืŸ ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืžืขื•ืฃ.
00:56
Only one section of the tree of life can actually make a feather.
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ืจืง ืขื ืฃ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขืฅ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื. ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื ื•ืฆื•ืช.
01:01
Among all the world's animals,
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ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœืค,
01:03
birds are the only ones who can make something
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ืจืง ื”ืŸ ืžืกื•ื’ืœื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™
01:05
like what I'm holding today.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื ื•ืฆื” ืฉื‘ื™ื“ื™.
01:07
I personally have given them a nickname,
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ืื™ืฉื™ืช, ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ื›ื™ื ื•ื™
01:10
and I like to call them the feathermakers.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื”ืŸ "ื™ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ื ื•ืฆื”".
01:14
It is the major difference between birds and any other animals we have on earth,
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ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื“ื™ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœืฉืืจ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ,
01:19
and if you can't make a feather, you cannot call yourself a bird.
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ืื– ืื ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆืžื™ื— ื ื•ืฆื”... ืืชื” ืœื ืจืื•ื™ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœืขืฆืžืš ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ.
01:23
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
01:25
For us humans, who are earthbound,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•, ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื ื•ืฉ, ื”ื›ื‘ื•ืœื™ื ืœืื“ืžื”
01:28
birds represent freedom.
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ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืกืžืœื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
01:31
This feather has enabled birds to conquer gravity
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ื”ื ื•ืฆื” ืื™ืคืฉืจื” ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœื›ื‘ื•ืฉ ืืช ื›ื•ื— ื”ื›ื‘ื™ื“ื”
01:34
and take to the air in an extraordinary way.
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ื•ืœื”ืžืจื™ื ืœืฉืžื™ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
01:37
Don't you sometimes wish you could fly like a bird?
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ืžื™ ืœื ืžื™ื™ื—ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœืขื•ืฃ ื›ืžื• ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ?
01:42
Birds are my passion,
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ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืŸ ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืฉืœื™,
01:45
and I want to change the way each one of you thinks about them.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ.
01:49
The easiest reason I love them so much is because they are beautiful.
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ืืœื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
01:54
There are 10,000 species in the world,
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื 10,000 ื–ื ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
01:57
and each one of them is uniquely beautiful.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืคื™ื•.
02:02
Birds are amazing,
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ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืŸ ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช,
02:04
and this talk is dedicated to all the birds of the world.
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ื•ื”ืจืฆืื” ื–ื• ืžื•ืงื“ืฉืช ืœื›ืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
02:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:09
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:13
Indeed, these birds have been part of our lives and cultures
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ืื ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื˜ื•ื‘, ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื• ื—ืœืง ืžื—ื™ื™ื ื•
02:18
all over the world for centuries,
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช
02:20
and every society has a story about birds.
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื” ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื• ืื’ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
02:23
You probably have heard childhood stories of different birds
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ื‘ื˜ื— ืฉืžืขืชื ื‘ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื›ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
02:27
and how they relate with man.
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ื•ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื.
02:29
I personally recently learned
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ืื ื™ ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืจืง ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™
02:31
that our human ancestors would follow flocks of vultures
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ืฉืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ืงื“ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื ืขื–ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื”ืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืจื•ื“
02:35
and then they would help them
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ืงื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื”ื
02:36
to identify where carcasses have been dropped by large carnivores,
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ื•ื”ื ืฉืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืคื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืฉืืจื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื
02:40
and these humans will scavenge and eat part of that meat.
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืงื“ื•ืžื™ื ืืœื• ื”ื™ื• ื ื™ื–ื•ื ื™ื ืžืฉืืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ.
02:45
Birds have been used as brands and labels all over the world.
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ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ื›ืžื•ืชื’ื™ื ื•ืกืžืœื™ ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื
02:49
You know the bald eagle?
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ืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืขื™ื˜ื ืœื‘ืŸ-ื”ืจืืฉ?
02:50
It was chosen as the national emblem for the US
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ื”ื•ื ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกืžืœ ืœืื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
02:53
because of its majestic strength,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืขื•ืฆืžืชื• ื”ืื“ื™ืจื”
02:55
beautiful looks
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ื—ื–ื•ืชื• ื”ื™ืคื”
02:57
and even a long lifespan.
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ื•ืืฃ ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื™ืžื™ื.
02:59
And just like us humans
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ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื
03:01
who have managed to live in virtually all habitats of this earth,
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ืืฉืจ ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื•ืชื ืื™ ืžื—ื™ื” ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ
03:05
birds have also conquered the world.
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ื›ืš ื’ื ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ื‘ืฉื• ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:09
From birds such as these beautiful penguins
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ืžืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืคื™ื ื’ื•ื•ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืžืงืกื™ืžื™ื ื”ืืœื•
03:12
that live in the cold ice caps
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ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ื”ืงืจื— ื”ืงืคื•ืื™ื
03:14
to even others like the larks,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืขืคืจื•ื ื™ื™ื
03:16
who live in the hottest deserts you can imagine.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ.
03:19
Indeed, these species have conquered this world.
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ื‘ืืžืช, ื”ื–ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืฉ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:23
Birds also build houses like us.
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ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื’ื ื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื•.
03:26
The real pros in housebuilding
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ืžืงืฆื•ืขื ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื
03:28
are a group of birds we call the weaverbirds,
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ื”ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื ืงืจืืช-ื”ืื•ืจื’ื™ื™ื,
03:31
and this name they were given
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ืฉื ื”ื–ื”
03:32
because of the way in which they weave their nests.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืŸ ืื•ืจื’ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืงื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
03:35
An interesting one:
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ื”ื™ื“ืขืชื?
03:37
birds also love and date just like us humans.
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ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื’ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ื•"ื™ื•ืฆืื•ืช" ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื.
03:40
In fact, you'll be surprised to know that males dress to impress the women,
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ืืชื ื‘ื˜ื— ืชื•ืคืชืขื• ืœื’ืœื•ืช, ืฉื”ื–ื›ืจื™ื ืžืชื’ื ื“ืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื ืงื‘ื•ืช,
03:46
and I'll show you how.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืจืื” ืœื›ื ืื™ืš.
03:48
So here we have a long-tailed widowbird,
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ื›ืืŸ ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืืœืžื ื™ืช ืืจื•ื›ืช ื–ื ื‘,
03:50
and this is how they would normally look.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื–ื›ืจ ื ืจืื” ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื• ื”ืจื’ื™ืœ.
03:53
But when it comes to the breeding season,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ื—ื™ื–ื•ืจ,
03:55
everything changes,
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ื”ื›ืœ ืžืฉืชื ื”,
03:57
and this is how he looks.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ื‘ืžื™ื˜ื‘ื•.
03:59
(Audience murmurs)
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(ื”ืžื”ื•ื ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
04:01
Yeah?
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ื›ืŸ?
04:03
Birds also, multiple species of them,
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ืžื™ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
04:07
do love to touch and cuddle just like humans.
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ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ืžื’ืข ื•"ื”ืชื›ืจื‘ืœื•ืช" ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื.
04:10
And I know you're wondering about this one.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืืชื ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื‘ืื”.
04:12
Yes, they kiss too,
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ืื– ื›ืŸ, ื”ืŸ ืžืชื ืฉืงื•ืช ื’ื.
04:15
sometimes very deeply.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืชืฉื•ืงื”.
04:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:20
Some have even learned to cheat on their spouses.
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ื—ืœืง ืืฃ ืœืžื“ื• ืื™ืš ืœืจืžื•ืช ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื–ื•ื’ื.
04:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
04:23
For example, the African jacana:
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื”ื™ืงืื ื” ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช:
04:25
the females will mate with multiple males
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ื”ื ืงื‘ื” ืชื–ื“ื•ื•ื’ ืขื ื–ื›ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื
04:28
and then she takes off to find other males to mate with
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ื•ืื– ืชืžืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ื–ื›ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
04:31
and she leaves the male behind to take care of the chicks.
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืชืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื–ื›ืจ ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื’ื•ื–ืœื™ื.
04:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
04:36
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:40
And birds help us so much,
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ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื’ื ืขื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืœื ื• ืžืื•ื“, ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื,
04:42
and they play very crucial roles in our ecosystems each day.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืฉื—ืงื•ืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžื›ืจื™ืข ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช.
04:46
Vultures clean up our environment
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ื”ื ืฉืจื™ื ืžื ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื•
04:48
by literally digesting disease-causing pathogens,
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืžืขื›ืœื™ื ืคืชื•ื’ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ ืžื—ืœื•ืช,
04:52
and they finish carcasses that would otherwise cost us lots of money
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ื•ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืžื ืงื™ื ืคื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื, ืฉื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื”ื, ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืงืจ
04:56
to clear from the environment.
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ืœืคื ื•ืช ืžื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”.
04:58
A sizable flock of vultures is capable of bringing down a carcass
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ืœื”ืงื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื ืงื•ืช ืขื“ ื”ืขืฆื ืคื’ืจ ืฉืœื
05:02
the size of a zebra straight to the bone
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ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ื–ื‘ืจื”
05:04
within just about 30 minutes.
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ืชื•ืš 30 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
05:07
Owls help to rid the environments of rodents
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ื™ื ืฉื•ืคื™ื ืžืกื™ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื›ืจืกืžื™ื
05:10
and this helps us a lot because it saves us money --
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ื–ื” ืขื•ื–ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื—ื•ืกืš ืœื ื• ื›ืกืฃ --
05:13
we don't lose our crops --
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื ืžื ืข ื ื–ืง ืœื™ื‘ื•ืœ ืฉืœื”ื --
05:15
and secondly, we don't have to buy harmful chemicals
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ื•ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื›ืš, ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœืจืกืก ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื›ื™ืžื™ืงืœื™ื ืžื–ื™ืงื™ื
05:18
to handle these rodents.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžื”ืžื›ืจืกืžื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ืจื“ื ื™ื™ื.
05:21
The beautiful sunbirds we see in our environments
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ื”ืฆื•ืคื™ืชื™ื™ื, ืžืžืฉืคื—ืช ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืฉื™ืจ, ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื•
05:24
are part of nature's pollination crew,
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ืžื”ื•ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื”ืื‘ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข,
05:26
and they help our plants to form fruits.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืกื™ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืฆืžื—ื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืคื™ืจื•ืชื™ื”ื.
05:30
Together with other pollinators like insects,
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ื—ืจืงื™ื,
05:32
they have actually helped us
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ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื ืกื™ื™ืขื• ืœื ื•
05:34
to get most of the food crops that we depend on for many years.
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ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœื™ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ื ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
05:39
Unfortunately, the story of birds is by far not perfect.
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ, ืกื™ืคื•ืจืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืฉืœื
05:44
They are faced by numerous challenges every day wherever they live.
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ื”ืŸ ื ืืœืฆื•ืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
05:49
Top on the threats facing birds
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ื”ืื™ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ
05:50
is habitat loss
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ื”ื•ื ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ
05:52
and reduced food availability.
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ื•ื”ืคื—ืชื” ื‘ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ.
05:55
Birds are also hunted, especially migratory species
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ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื’ื ื ื™ืฆื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืžื™ื ื™ื ื ื•ื“ื“ื™ื
05:58
and ducks that congregate in water bodies.
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ื•ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ื•ื–ื™ื ืฉืžืชืงื”ืœื™ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ืช ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืžื™ื.
06:02
Poisoning is happening to flocks that like to stick together,
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ื”ืจืขืœื” ื”ื™ื ืชื•ืคืขื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืžื™ื ื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืœื”ืงื•ืช
06:06
especially in places like rice schemes.
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืื•ืจื–.
06:09
Moreover, power lines are electrocuting birds
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืชื—ืฉืžืœื•ืช ืžืงื•ื•ื™ ื—ืฉืžืœ ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื
06:13
and wind farms are slicing birds
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ืื• ื ืคื’ืขื•ืช ืžืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ื•ืช ืจื•ื—
06:15
when they fly through the blades.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืžืขื•ืคืŸ.
06:18
Recently, we've heard the talk of climate change
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ื ื•ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
06:21
making a lot of headlines,
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ื”ื•ื ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืขืœื” ืœื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
ื•ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืงื™ื•ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
06:23
and it's also affecting birds,
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06:25
because birds are being forced to migrate to better breeding and feeding grounds
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื’ืจ ืœืื–ื•ืจื™ ืžื—ื™ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:29
because unfortunately where they used to live
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื”ืŸ ื—ื™ื•
06:31
is no longer habitable.
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืžืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ.
06:34
My own perspective towards birds was changed
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ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืฉืชื ืชื”
06:36
when I was a small boy in high school,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ,
06:38
and there was this boy who struck,
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื™ืœื“ ืฉืคื’ืข ื•ืคืฆืข ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ,
06:40
injuring the wing and the leg of a bird we called the augur buzzard.
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ื‘ื›ื ืคื” ื•ื‘ืจื’ืœื”, ื‘ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื” ืขืงื‘ ืื•ื’ื•ืจ.
06:44
I was standing there,
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ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื,
06:46
just a mere 14-year-old,
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ืจืง ื‘ืŸ 14
06:48
and I imagined a human being in a similar situation,
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ื•ื“ื™ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืฆื‘,
06:51
because this bird could not help itself.
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ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื—ืกืจืช ืื•ื ื™ื.
06:54
So even if I was hardly any biologist by then,
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ืœื›ืŸ, ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืื– ืขื•ื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ ืื–,
06:58
I gathered with three of my friends and we decided to house the bird
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ืื ื™ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืฉื›ืŸ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ
07:02
until it had regained strength and then let it free.
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ืขื“ ืฉืชืื’ื•ืจ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื•ืื– ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืื•ืชื” ืœื—ื•ืคืฉื™.
07:05
Interestingly, it accepted to feed on beef from our school kitchen,
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ืœื”ืคืชืขืชื™ื ื•, ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ืื›ืœื” ื‘ืชืื‘ื•ืŸ ื‘ืฉืจ ื‘ืงืจ ืžื”ืžื˜ื‘ื— ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื ื•
07:10
and we hunted termites around the compound for its dinner every day.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆื“ื ื• ื˜ืจืžื™ื˜ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืžืชื—ื ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืขืจื‘ ืฉืœื”.
07:14
After a few days, it had regained strength
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ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ื, ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืขืฆืžื”
07:16
and we released it.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื™ื—ืจืจื ื• ืื•ืชื” ืœื˜ื‘ืข.
07:17
We were so happy to see it flap its wings
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉืžื—ื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื” ืžื ืคื ืคืช ื‘ื›ื ืคื™ื”
07:20
and fly off gracefully.
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ื•ืขืคื” ืœื” ืœื“ืจื›ื”.
07:22
And that experience changed the way we looked at birds.
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ืžืงืจื” ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืจืื™ื ื• ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
07:26
We went on to actually make a magazine,
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ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ืขืช
07:29
and we called it the Hawk Magazine,
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ื•ืงืจืื ื• ืœื• "ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ื”ื ืฅ".
07:31
and this was in honor of this bird
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ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ
07:34
that we had helped within our own high school.
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ืฉืขื–ืจื ื• ืœื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื ื•.
07:37
Those experiences in high school made me the conservationist I am today.
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืžื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืคื›ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื“ื•ื’ืœ ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื™ื•ื.
07:43
And a passion for birds should especially matter for Africa
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ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื›ื•ืœื”
07:46
and all Africans,
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ื•ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื,
07:48
because among all other continents,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช
07:50
Africa hosts some of the most amazing bird species
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ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืช ืœื–ื ื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
07:53
you can find anywhere in the world.
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ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
07:55
Imagine having a name like "shoebill."
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื "ืžื ืขืœืŸ"
07:58
That's the name of that bird.
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ื–ื” ื”ืฉื ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ืืช.
08:00
And there are countries like DR Congo,
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ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื” ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ื ื’ื•,
08:04
Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
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ื˜ื ื–ื ื™ื”, ืื•ื’ื ื“ื” ื•ืงื ื™ื”
08:06
who are leading the continent in highest numbers of diversity
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ืฉื”ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื‘ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
08:10
when it comes to the species.
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ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื–ื ื™ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
08:13
These birds continue to provide the continent
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ืชืจื•ืžืชืŸ ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืืœื• ืœืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช
08:15
with very crucial ecosystem services that Africa needs.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช, ื”ื™ื ืžื›ืจืขืช.
08:20
Moreover, there is huge potential
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ื™ืชืจ ืžื›ืš, ืœืืคืจื™ืงื” ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ
08:22
for Africa to lead the world in avian tourism.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
08:27
The economy will definitely benefit.
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ื–ื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืชืจื•ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื›ืœื›ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช.
08:30
Imagine how many communities will benefit from groups of tourists
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืื™ื–ื” ืคืจื™ื—ื” ื–ื” ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืžืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ืชื™ื™ืจื™ื
08:34
visiting their villages just to see the endemic birds
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ืืฉืจ ื™ื‘ื•ืื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช
08:37
that can only be found in those villages.
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ืืฉืจ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืจืง ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื–ื”.
08:41
How can we help birds together?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื?
08:43
There is now a chance for all of you
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ื›ืขืช ื‘ื™ื“ื›ื ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช
08:46
to turn your passion for birds
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ืœื”ืคื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
08:48
into contributing to their continued survival,
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ืœืชืจื•ืžื” ืžืžืฉื™ืช ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืจืŸ,
08:51
and you can do that by becoming a citizen scientist.
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืชื”ื™ื• ืœ"ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžื“ืขื ื™ื"
08:56
Citizen science is a growing trend around the world,
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ืžื“ืข ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื”ืคืš ืœื˜ืจื ื“ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
09:00
and we are having scenarios where people are sharing information
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืžื™ื“ืข ื‘ืจืฉืช
09:03
with the rest of the community about traffic updates,
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ื•ืžืขื“ื›ื ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืชื ื•ืขื”, ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื,
09:06
security alerts and so on.
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ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ ื•ืขื•ื“.
09:08
That is exactly what we realized as bird-watchers,
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื›ืฆื•ืคื™ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื ื•,
09:12
and we thought, because birds are found everywhere,
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ืฉื”ืจื™ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื ืžืฆืื•ืช ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื
09:15
if we've got all of you and everyone else in Africa
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ื•ืื ื ื’ื™ื™ืก ืืช ืขื–ืจืชื›ื ื•ืขื–ืจืชื ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”
09:18
to tell us the birds they find where they live,
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ืฉื™ืกืคืจื• ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื™ื”ื,
09:21
where they school, or even where they work,
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ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืžืงื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื, ืื• ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื,
09:23
then we can be able to come up with a map of every single species,
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ืื– ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืžืคื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœืœ ื–ื ื™ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
09:28
and from there scientists will be able
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ืœื™ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื
09:30
to actually prioritize conservation efforts
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ื‘ืžืืžืฆื™ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื
09:33
to those habitats that matter the most.
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ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
09:36
Take for example these two projects,
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ืงื—ื• ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื ืืช ืฉื ื™ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
09:38
the Africa Raptor DataBank,
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ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ ืฉืœ ืขื•ืคื•ืช ื“ื•ืจืกื™ื
09:40
which is mapping all birds of prey in the continent of Africa,
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ื”ืžืžืคื” ืืช ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืขื•ืคื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืจืกื™ื ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
09:44
and the Kenya Bird Map,
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ื•ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืคื•ื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื ื™ื”,
09:45
which is mapping about 1,100 species that occur in my country, Kenya.
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ืืฉืจ ืžืžืคื” ื› 1,100 ื–ื ื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื ื™ื”.
09:50
These two projects now have online databases
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ืœืฉื ื™ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืžืื’ืจื™ ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืงื•ื•ื ื™ื
09:53
that are allowing people to submit data,
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ื”ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืข,
09:55
and this is converted into very interactive websites
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ื•ืžืฆื™ื’ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืืชืจื™ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื
09:58
that the public can consume and make decisions from.
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ืฉื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืจื•ืš ื•ืœื‘ืฆืข ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืœืคื™ื•.
10:02
But when we started, there was a big challenge.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื ืชืงืœื ื• ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื”,
10:04
We received many complaints from bird-watchers,
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ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืืœื™ื ื• ืชืœื•ื ื•ืช ืžืฆื•ืคื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช
10:07
and they will say,
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ืฉื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื• ืœื ื•
10:08
"I'm in a village, and I cannot access a computer.
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ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืคืจ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื—ืฉื‘.
10:11
How do I tell you what birds live in my home,
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ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื,
10:13
or where I school, or where I work?"
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ืช ืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื”ื, ืื• ืžืงื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
10:16
So we were forced to renovate our strategy and come up with a sustainable solution.
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ืœื›ืŸ, ื ืืœืฆื ื• ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื•ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™.
10:21
It was easy:
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ:
10:23
we immediately realized that mobile phones
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ื”ื‘ื ื• ืฉื”ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ื™ื
10:25
were becoming increasingly common in Africa
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ื ืขืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืคืจื™ืงื”
10:28
and most of the regions could get access to one.
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ื•ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“.
10:31
So we came up with mobile phone applications
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ืื– ื™ื–ืžื ื• ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ืžืชืื™ืžื” ืœื ื™ื™ื“
10:35
that you can use on your iPhone and on your Android phone,
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ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืœืื™ื™ืคื•ืŸ ื•ืœืื ื“ืจื•ืื™ื“,
10:38
and we made them freely available
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ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื
10:40
for every bird-watching enthusiast out there.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื›ืœ ืฆื•ืคื” ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื ืœื”ื‘ ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืžืžืฆืื™ื ืฉืœื•.
10:44
So we came up with BirdLasser, which is used by the Kenya Bird Map,
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ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืืช BirdLasser, ืฉื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ืคื•ื™ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื ื™ื”,
10:49
and also we have the African Raptor Observations,
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ื•ื’ื ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช African Raptor Observations,
10:52
which is now used by the African Raptor DataBank.
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ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจืกื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
10:55
This was a huge breakthrough in our work
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืคืจื™ืฆืช ื“ืจืš ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื•
10:58
and it made us get enormous amounts of data
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ืฉืื™ืคืฉืจื” ืœื ื• ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืื’ืจื™ ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื
11:00
from every birder out there in the regions.
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ื•ื–ืืช ืชื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ืฆื•ืคื” ืืฉืจ ื—ืœืง ืื™ืชื ื• ืืช ืžืžืฆืื™ื•.
11:04
With this, we realized that citizen science
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ืขื ื–ื” ื”ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœื˜ืจื ื“ ื–ื” ืฉืœ "ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžื“ืขื ื™ื"
11:06
is indeed very powerful,
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ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
11:08
the reason being, citizen science is adaptive.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืกืชื’ืœื•ืชื™,
11:12
And we were able to actually convert many bird-watchers
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ื•ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืฆื•ืคื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
11:16
to start sharing new information with us.
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ื—ืœื•ืง ืื™ืชื ื• ืžื™ื“ืข.
11:22
When we were starting,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื
11:23
we didn't know that birds could be a huge gateway
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ืœื›ืš ืฉื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืœื™ื” ืžืงืฉืจืช
11:26
to approaching conservation of other forms of animals.
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ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืจื ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
11:29
Interestingly, now in the Virtual Museum for Africa,
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
11:32
we have maps for dragonflies and damselflies,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื ื™ ืฉืคื™ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืฉืคืจื™ืจื™ื•ืช,
11:36
butterflies and moths,
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ืคืจืคืจื™ื ื•ืขืฉื™ื,
11:37
reptiles, frogs, orchids, spiders,
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ื–ื•ื—ืœื™ื, ืฆืคืจื“ืขื™ื, ืขื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ื•ืืฃ ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืกื—ืœื‘ื™ื,
11:42
scorpions, and yes, we are even mapping mushrooms.
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ืขืงืจื‘ื™ื ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื™ืคื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ืช.
11:45
Who could have imagined mapping mushrooms?
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ืžื™ ื™ื›ืœ ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืœืชืืจ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืžืคื•ืช ื–ื ื™ ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ืช?
11:48
So this showed us that indeed we've created a community of people
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ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืœื ื• ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
11:53
who care about nature in Africa.
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ืฉืื›ืคืช ืœื”ื ืžื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
11:56
I hereby call upon all of you
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื›ื
11:58
to join me in promoting the value of birds
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ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ ื‘ืžืกืข ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจื” ืขืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืชืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
12:02
within your communities.
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
12:04
Please just tell your friends about birds,
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ืจืง ืชืกืคืจื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื›ื ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืชื—ืœืงื• ืื™ืชื ืืช ื”ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื›ื
12:06
for we are always inclined to love and care for that which we know.
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ื”ืจื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ื•ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืžื” ืฉืžื•ื›ืจ ืœื”ื.
12:11
Please spend a few minutes in your free time
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ, ืชืงื“ื™ืฉื• ื›ืžื” ื“ืงื•ืช ืžื–ืžื ื›ื ื”ืคื ื•ื™
12:14
when you are at work, at school, or maybe at home,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืชื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ืื• ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
12:17
to at least look around you and see which beautiful birds are there.
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชืกืชื›ืœื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื•ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืœืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ืœื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื™ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื›ื.
12:20
Come join us in citizen science
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืืœื™ื ื• ื›ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžื“ืขื ื™ื
12:22
and tell us the birds you're finding in the places where you visit.
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ื•ืกืคืจื• ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ืžื’ืœื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืื•ืชื ืืชื ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื.
12:26
Even simpler,
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ืื• ืืฃ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
12:28
you could buy your child or your sibling
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืชืช ืœื™ืœื“ื›ื ืื• ื—ื‘ืจื›ื
12:30
a pair of binoculars
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ืžืฉืงืคืช ื‘ืžืชื ื”
12:32
or a bird book
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ืื• ืกืคืจ ื”ืžืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
12:34
and let them just appreciate how beautiful these birds are.
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ืœืชืช ืœื”ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื ื”ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
12:37
Because maybe one day they will want to care
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ื•ืžื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื ื™ื“ืื’ื•
12:40
for that one which they know and love.
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ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ืื•ืชื” ื”ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื.
12:43
The children indeed are our future.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœื ื•.
12:46
Let us please teach them to love our feathermakers,
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ืขื•ื˜ื™ ื”ื ื•ืฆื”,
12:49
because the love of birds
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ื›ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
12:51
can be a huge gateway to appreciating all forms of nature.
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ื”ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืขืจ ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืœื›ืœืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ื•ื”ื—ื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
12:55
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
12:57
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:02
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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