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Why Gibraltar becomes a highway for migrating birds

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Watching the sky turn pitch black with prehistoric-looking predators is a terrifyingly beautiful event. Twice a year, the narrow Strait of Gibraltar becomes a massive aerodynamic bottleneck, forcing thousands of migrating raptors, storks, and eagles to furiously glide on thermal currents between Europe and Africa in a breathtaking display of survival.

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