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Female African Bird At Maryland Zoo Dies Unexpectedly

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A female hamerkop has died unexpectedly, the Maryland Zoo said Tuesday.

The zoo had just shared the news that a pair of hamerkops were building a nest behind the scenes in the zoo's African Barn.

They announced the bird's death later Tuesday afternoon.

They said the cause of her death is still not known, but a necropsy will be performed.

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