I think that some mudokons are imortal beings. When they reach a level of pain and/or mental suffering so great that they would die, they transform into the birds and fly away to regenerate. Abe, since he is so in touch with the spooce, can do this by himself. Other mudokons need the resurection totems to bring them back "together". Mudokons that just die aren't as in touch with spooce and so they can't transform into the birds. That is also why only a select few can teleport. The bird portals are actually mudokons helping out Abe.
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