POISONED BY PENNIES: The last ostrich at the Auckland Zoo died recently of copper poisoning. The 50 coins, including 34 pennies (right), recovered from the ostrich show how the digestive processes have worn down the metal, in contrast with the 34 pennies on the left.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24636, 15 July 1943, Page 5
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45POISONED BY PENNIES: The last ostrich at the Auckland Zoo died recently of copper poisoning. The 50 coins, including 34 pennies (right), recovered from the ostrich show how the digestive processes have worn down the metal, in contrast with the 34 pennies on the left. New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24636, 15 July 1943, Page 5
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