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A pair of Australasian crested grebes apparently unaware of the celebrity endorsement that would push their species to first place in a national bird popularity competition.

A pair of Australasian crested grebes apparently unaware of the celebrity endorsement that would push their species to first place in a national bird popularity competition.

THREE KEY FACTS:

Kim Knight is a senior journalist with the New Zealand Herald’s premium lifestyle team. She wanted to be an ornithologist when she grew up and her favourite bird has never won Bird