The gerbil-throated cougher is named as such because it often fits a whole other animal between its head and the rest of its body. This is typically something gerbil-sized, but might be a frog or even a fish. One cougher was even found to be carrying a young piglet in its throat, which led to the easy capture of the bird as it could not take off from the ground. While entirely vegetarian, the cougher gets lonely when flying and enjoys taking a companion along with it.

The gerbil-throated cougher is from Birds Without Borders, a new book coming out December 1! This book is a collection of fascinating birds and will be available as a paperback or in digital form. The e-book can be pre-ordered now and will be automatically sent to you on December 1. The paperback will become available to purchase on December 1. This is the second book in the Life Without Borders series, Beasts Without Borders being the other.