Behind the Scenes Photos: Cleaning Birds from the Gulf

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Go behind the scenes with Anderson Cooper as he reports from the Gulf oil spill. In this photo gallery, Anderson went to the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana, a kind of triage center for oiled brown pelicans and other birds. Here is an up close look at what it takes to rehabilitate these animals and return them to the wild.

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