I've one hen left that has a nest inside the bird room and she's now got no mate so she's left the eggs.

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RoboBrrd looks soft and cuddly from the outside, but it one rugged and advanced bird on the inside.

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Flu viruses can swap genes with each other, so if someone carrying a human flu virus catches the new bird flu, the two strains could mingle inside the victim's body, creating a new, highly contagious and lethal human plague.

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