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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
Indeed, signs of new life abound: Sprouts spring up from the bottom of shrubs and tufts of tussock grass bounce back in open areas.
—Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
Two days later, on January 25, Buma finds his tree: a snarl of branches poking through clumpy tussock grass.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
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, 2 Mar. 2020
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Indeed, signs of new life abound: Sprouts spring up from the bottom of shrubs and tufts of tussock grass bounce back in open areas.
—Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
Two days later, on January 25, Buma finds his tree: a snarl of branches poking through clumpy tussock grass.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
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, 2 Mar. 2020
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“Tussock grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussock%20grass. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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