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The Inaccessible Island rail spends much of its time hidden among dense tussock grass and ferns, moving through underbrush in search of insects, seeds and small invertebrates.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
The bird thrives in alpine grasslands, feeding on tussock grass by stripping its leaves to reach the soft bases.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
After the station closed in 1966, the reindeer grazed unmolested, devastating the island’s native plants, including the tussock grasses in which seabirds nest.
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Lucy Jakub,
Harper's Magazine,
27 Apr. 2020
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
The bird thrives in alpine grasslands, feeding on tussock grass by stripping its leaves to reach the soft bases.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
After the station closed in 1966, the reindeer grazed unmolested, devastating the island’s native plants, including the tussock grasses in which seabirds nest.
—
Lucy Jakub,
Harper's Magazine,
27 Apr. 2020
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“Tussock grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussock%20grass. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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