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        "description": "<p>Capable of diving at 60 miles per hour, cape gannets are nature's missiles. They're just as deadly underwater, where they can pursue prey at depths of up to 40 feet.</p>", 
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        "title": "World's Weirdest: \"Missile\" Birds", 
        "url": "http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/birds-animals/seabirds/weirdest-cape-gannets/", 
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                    "url": "http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/gannets/berlin-text", 
                    "name": "<i>National Geographic</i> Article: Daring Divers "
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                    "url": "http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/gannets/parkinson-photography", 
                    "name": "Photo Gallery: Gannets"
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        "transcript": "<p>To a flock of hungry Cape gannets, a swarm of sardines looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.</p><p>But the fish have no intention of ending up on the menu.</p><p>To avoid being singled out by predators like tuna and dolphins, sardines band together in an enormous, tightly swirling mass called a bait ball.</p><p>It's a formidable defensive move...until the wall of scales shatters...from an air-launched weapon.</p><p>Cape gannets...the ultimate in avian military technology.</p><p>They can dive from the height of a 30-story office building, reaching speeds up to 60 miles an hour.</p><p>And on the way down, they turn into torpedoes.</p><p>Before they hit the water, Cape gannets fold their wings straight back, transforming into aerodynamic missiles.</p><p>And they do it perfectly with every single dive.</p><p>A millisecond too late, and it would be like plunging into a brick wall.</p><p>With a quick underwater wing flap, they can dive to depths of over 40 feet.</p><p>They can even swallow their seafood meal on the way back up, if they want to avoid a fish-fueled fight.</p><p>This bird's body is built for impact-air sacs and fat provide a cushion every time one hits the water.</p><p>And their bright white plumage broadcasts to other seabirds to come join in the spoils.</p><p>Faced with an air force and the navy, the bait ball becomes sardine sushi.</p><p>Now that's an MRE any airborne soldier would love.</p>", 
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