A heart rending story, It needs to
be brought to public attention!!!
DEAD
CROWS
The Government of Saskatchewan
found about 200 dead crows near Saskatoon last fall, and there was
concern
that they may have died from Avian Flu.
They hired a Bird Pathologist to
examine the remains of all the crows, and he confirmed the test
results
showed it 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 why there was a
disproportionate
percentage for truck versus car kill.
The Ornithological Behaviourist
determined the cause in short order.
He concluded that when crows eat
road kill, they always set-up a look-out Crow in a nearby tree to warn
of
impending danger.
He studied the results and his
conclusion was that the lookout crow could warn the other crows by
saying
"Cah! Cah!", but the crow could not say "Truck."
be brought to public attention!!!
DEAD
CROWS
The Government of Saskatchewan
found about 200 dead crows near Saskatoon last fall, and there was
concern
that they may have died from Avian Flu.
They hired a Bird Pathologist to
examine the remains of all the crows, and he confirmed the test
results
showed it 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 why there was a
disproportionate
percentage for truck versus car kill.
The Ornithological Behaviourist
determined the cause in short order.
He concluded that when crows eat
road kill, they always set-up a look-out Crow in a nearby tree to warn
of
impending danger.
He studied the results and his
conclusion was that the lookout crow could warn the other crows by
saying
"Cah! Cah!", but the crow could not say "Truck."
