Peter,
I think it may be a case of "protein is protein". After all who are we
humans to cast the first stone about consuming blood. Look at all the
blood sausages we eat,black pudding, boudin, blutwurst, morcilla, not
to mention the Masai's "blood shakes". Then we have Vampire Bats.
leeches, mosquitoes, sand-flies etc., why shouldn't birds get in on
the act? As well as the Sharp-beaked Ground-Finches on the Galapagos,
Galapagos Mocking-birds (Nesomimus spp.) have been recorded as having
partaken in a sanguinary sip. See http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v104n03/p0517-p0521.pdf
Cheers,
carl Clifford
On 01/07/2009, at 9:16 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
Intrigued by the article's mention of blood drinking finches, I
Googled "galapagos finches blood". I'm even more intrigued by the
explanation offered by the first result in the list:
http://creation.com/vampire-finches-of-the-galapagos
I'm not saying they're wrong, it's just not the explanation I was
expecting.
Peter Shute
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From:
] On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 8:22 PM
To: L&L Knight
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Desperate bid to save finches that changed
the world
Laurie,
I think the poor old Ecuadorean government will need a fair bit of
outside financial help with a baiting program. They have enough
problems raising the cash to feed their people, let alone rats.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 01/07/2009, at 7:42 PM, L&L Knight wrote:
Looks like they need a rat baiting program in a big hurry
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/desperate-bid-to-save-finches-that-changed-the-world-1722941.html
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