At 01:51 PM 4/1/98 +1100, you wrote:
>People's stories about dead galahs are most poignant. I've killed a
>Mulga Parrot and Cockatiel accidently when driving in the middle of NSW.
>With the latter, the mate sat in the tree above it's dead partner,
>calling incessantly. There's something deeply concerning, something at
>the core of humanity, about this scenario. I curse myself and modern
>technology a lot after such a killing. I feel that I am intruding in
>nature's domain and I have no right to be there. If there weren't roads
>and cars, then there wouldn't have been the animal death. Anyway, like
>everyone else, I have to get from A to B, and can't feel guilty about
>this forever.
Alas it is not all hard luck. I am sure birds learn to avoid flying low
over roads. I have seen magpie larks suddenly fly upwards and "over" as
they approached a road. I assumed that it had learnt to associate bitumen
with danger. Has anyone else seen this?
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Shane Raidal BVSc PhD MACVSc
Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Murdoch University phone: +61 8 9360 2418
Perth,WA, 6150 fax: +61 8 9310 4144
Australia
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On average all people have TWO legs. You must round up to the nearest
decimal place!
Simple 6th year maths.
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