A white egret with long breeding plumes wading in shallow water beside a cattail reed, a small fish, and a vintage hat with a feather on a light gray background.

White Plumes Nearly Killed Them Off — How Well Do You Know Egrets?

Difficulty

Medium

Questions

25

Volts

2/q

Herons with a better name and feathers that almost got them killed. Egrets were hunted to the edge for hat plumes, then fought back across every continent. From cattle fields to coral reefs, this quiz covers the story behind the white waders.

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