Norfolk Community Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

Truly a language problem

4 posters

Go down

Truly a language problem Empty Truly a language problem

Post by retired2 Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:47 pm



Truly a language problem ...





Well, it is not a pretty story.... about 200 dead crows near Halifax, and there was concern for Avian Flu. They had a Bird Pathologist examine the remains of all the crows, and he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu, to everyone's relief. However, he determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, and only 2% were killed by car impact. The Province then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine the disproportionate percentages for truck versus car kill.



The Ornithological Behaviourist determined the cause in short order. When crows eat road kill, they always set-up a look-out Crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. His conclusion was that the lookout crow could say "Cah", but he could not say "Truc
retired2
retired2
Bonfire Tilter

Posts : 5986
Join date : 2012-02-24

Back to top Go down

Truly a language problem Empty Re: Truly a language problem

Post by growler Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:10 pm

Truly a language problem 507444135 Truly a language problem 580207494 Truly a language problem 580207494
growler
growler
Complaints Department

Posts : 1652
Join date : 2012-02-26
Age : 75
Location : nhnh ! !

Back to top Go down

Truly a language problem Empty Re: Truly a language problem

Post by gale force Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:24 am

cheers
gale force
gale force

Posts : 901
Join date : 2012-02-27
Age : 78
Location : Florida/Simcoe

Back to top Go down

Truly a language problem Empty Re: Truly a language problem

Post by kishgo Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:12 am

lol!
kishgo
kishgo
Record Breaker

Posts : 1893
Join date : 2012-02-24
Location : It's hard to remember

Back to top Go down

Truly a language problem Empty Re: Truly a language problem

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum