> wrote:
>
>> Here's a bold - and testable - hypothesis: any animal will eat
>> meat if its given access to it in an appropriate form and
>> circumstances.
>
>I suspect Michael is right. Another bizzare case is the NZ parrot (whose
>name I can't spell) that cannibalises sheep by pecking their backs.
>Also, the converse: think of the range of birds and other animals, normally
>considered insectivorous or carnivorous, which will enjoy bread and fruit
>on occasions.
>Anne (definitely omnivorous)
>--
Anne
They are kea. And it is hardly cannibalising - kea are not sheep! You (and
I ) are MUCH) more closely related to sheep that kea are.
Sorry for the pedantry but could not resist.
kim
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