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Luisa Cadena, "How the Red-tailed Boa Attracts Birds."

From interviews with Tod D. Swanson

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English Translation

Do some boas, like the red-tailed boa, attract birds? Yes! He attracts birds. Ay! Chis chis chis chis chis chis chis! See! The bird boa. Look! From his nose runs a white line shaká! And this mouth is also white. Beautifully painted! When he comes he would be lying right there. Lying up there in that ficus tree. And the birds will fly in from every direction. "Pur pur pur pur pur pur pur pur pur!" He attracts them like fruit. Hoo! The toucans would come. The toucans would come and the contingas would come too. "Ta ta ta ta ta. Siá siá! And meanwhile he would be waiting, gathering them together. They are no longer afraid. They will be right by his side. Then from over there, like this uush! One gets caught. Then he drops to the ground. Then on the ground he wraps himself around it and ling! He swallows it.

Kichwa Translation

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