Assertion: macaw | /r/CapableOf | eat clay
Facets:
value: to neutralize toxins
type: PURPOSE
value: from exposed river banks
type: LOCATION
value: along the riverbanks
type: LOCATION
value: from clay licks
type: OTHER
value: in the amazon basin
type: LOCATION
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
value: in order to absorb the toxic chemicals
type: PURPOSE
value: to neutralize
type: PURPOSE
value: from their natural diet
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: It has been suggested that parrots and macaws in the Amazon Basin eat clay from exposed river banks to neutralize these toxins.
text: They eat this clay to either neutralize toxins and acids from their natural diet or to aid in digestion.
text: It was suggested that parrots and macaws in the Amazon basin eat clay from exposed river banks to neutralize toxins.
text: They are even known to eat clay, which helps to get rid or acids and toxins from fruit.
text: Macaws eat clay to get rid of toxins from fruits.
text: Macaws will sometimes eat clay in order to absorb the toxic chemicals found in many of the plants they eat.
text: It was suggested that parrots and macaws in the Amazon basin eat clay from exposed river banks to neutralize toxins.
text: In the Amazon Basin, some macaws also eat clay from clay licks along the riverbanks.
text: Why do macaws eat clay?