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A place in India where birds commit suicide

New Delhi: The tranquillity of Jatinga, a scenic village nestling among the Borail Hills range, is shattered every night by a disturbing occurrence - the 'mass suicide' of hundreds of birds.  Locals have been witnessing



The late Salim Ali, the country's pre-eminent ornithologist, too was struck by this oddity. 



"The most puzzling thing to me about this phenomenon is that so many species of diurnal resident birds should be on the move when, by definition, they should be fast asleep. The problem deserves a deeper scientific study from various angels," he had written.  

The 'avian harakiri', as the locals call it, has in fact shaped the region's history.  

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