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    The Shag

    Jul 26, 2023 2 minutes

    One genus and three species of animal are named after Aristotle. The only bird among them is the shag (Phalacrocoracidae aristotelis).

    Its English name derives from Old English – sceacged/hairy – and refers to the small crest adults sport in the breeding season.

    Adam Nicolson, in , describes

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