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Post by spinosaurusthefisher on Oct 10, 2015 2:00:18 GMT
Well, you're not wrong!
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Post by theTorterra on Oct 10, 2015 5:59:00 GMT
Geese...I've got mixed emotions on them.
I've been told since I was young to avoid them at all costs, but whenever I've gotten near them, they were just chill and didn't do much.
Personally, my favorite goose is either the Brant or the Nene. In terms of anseriformes, I like screamers, wood ducks, and surf scoters, as well.
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Post by raptorcivilization on Oct 10, 2015 7:35:20 GMT
PINK-EARED DUCKS
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Allosauroid
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Go hard or go extinct
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Gender: Female
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Post by Allosauroid on Oct 10, 2015 8:15:56 GMT
Better yet, Pink- headed ducks  ( Source) |
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Post by Viergacht on Oct 10, 2015 11:14:59 GMT
If you guys are considering getting a pet bird and have a few bucks to spend, might I suggest a small donation to the World of Birds? www.worldofbirds.org.za/It's a wildlife sanctuary here in South Africa that runs entirely on donations, they do a lot of wildlife rehab, education about local birds (Black Eagles, for example, have a bad reputation with farmers because they sometimes go after lambs - they're often killed on sight) and ALL the parrots they have are former pets. We visited recently and it was rather horrifying to see how many people were forced to rehome or just gave up on these beautiful, intelligent animals. I was particularly struck by a huge, pink-crested cockatoo that just stared quietly at me and my SO as we were looking at two smaller birds who were going nuts to get attention. I was giving the little birds sticks to play with through the netting, and I stuck one in for the big bird, as well. Instead of breaking it up in her beak, the big parrot tilted her head and scratched her cheek on it. I stayed there for about a quarter of an hour, just gently scratching this wonderful sweet bird with a bit of twig and wondering what her story might have been. |
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lythronax
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I believe the scientific term is "hella massive."
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Gender: Category five kaiju
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Post by lythronax on Oct 10, 2015 19:29:36 GMT
Personally, my favorite goose is either the Brant or the Nene. |
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Allosauroid
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Go hard or go extinct
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Post by Allosauroid on Oct 10, 2015 23:50:42 GMT
Shout-out to the dusky seaside sparrow for having one unique extinction story:  |
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Post by raptorcivilization on Oct 11, 2015 1:36:18 GMT
I wonder what they did with Orange Band's body. The island he lived on is abandoned and there apparently are at least some preserved specimens left there...
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Allosauroid
Dinosaur
Go hard or go extinct
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Post by Allosauroid on Oct 11, 2015 4:26:20 GMT
I wonder what they did with Orange Band's body. The island he lived on is abandoned and there apparently are at least some preserved specimens left there... While it is true that the island, Discovery Island (Bay Lake), is abandoned and there are preserved specimens there Orange Band is not one of them. His body is held at, from my knowledge, the Natural History Museum in Florida.  ( Source) |
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Post by raptorcivilization on Oct 11, 2015 5:48:01 GMT
I wonder what they did with Orange Band's body. The island he lived on is abandoned and there apparently are at least some preserved specimens left there... While it is true that the island, Discovery Island (Bay Lake), is abandoned and there are preserved specimens there Orange Band is not one of them. His body is held at, from my knowledge, the Natural History Museum in Florida. ( Source) Ah, good to know he's safely preserved. |
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Post by Meg Dickson on Oct 11, 2015 6:12:46 GMT
Let me clone him
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Post by spinosaurusthefisher on Oct 11, 2015 6:24:19 GMT
Don't let Horner get his hands on it!
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Post by theTorterra on Oct 11, 2015 19:10:28 GMT
What do you guys think of reintroducing birds to areas they once lived in? Examples I can think of are the Middle East for ostriches and Kangaroo Island for emus.
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Post by Meg Dickson on Oct 11, 2015 19:12:53 GMT
That's the definition of a complex ecological question
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lythronax
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I believe the scientific term is "hella massive."
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Gender: Category five kaiju
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Post by lythronax on Oct 11, 2015 19:16:34 GMT
The answer is many, many computer simulations. Many of them.
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