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--Apple-Mail-13D66BAA-1A91-4BF3-9980-05A820265431 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <rimshot> Sent from Ian's iPhone This message contains 100% recycled electrons. > On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:56 AM, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrot= e: >=20 >=20 >=20 > Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net >=20 >=20 >=20 > =20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over= 200 dead > crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that = they may have died from Avian Flu. >=20 > A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and,=20= > to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT > Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular > impacts. >=20 > However, during the detailed = analysis it was noted that varying colors=20 > of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. >=20 >=20 > By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of= =20 > the crows had been killed by = impact with trucks, while only 2%=20 > were killed by an impact with a car. >=20 > MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if=20 > there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck= kills=20 > versus car kills. >=20 > He very quickly concluded the cause: When crows eat road > kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to=20 > warn of impending danger. >=20 > They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout=20= > "Cah", not a single one could shout "Truck." >=20 >=20 >=20 > =20 > =20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-13D66BAA-1A91-4BF3-9980-05A820265431 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><rimshot></div><div><br>Sent from Ian's iPhone<div>This message contains 100% recycled electrons.</div></div><div><br>On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:56 AM, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <br> <div class="moz-forward-container"><br> <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div> <br> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="ecxgmail_quote"> <div dir="auto"> <blockquote> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="ecxgmail_quote"> <div dir="auto"> <blockquote> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br> <div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; display: inline;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; display: inline;"> <blockquote> <div> <div style="font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <br> </div> <div> <div> <div><br> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentColor currentColor currentColor rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><br> <br> Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead<br> crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern <span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">that they may have died from Avian Flu.<br> <br> A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, <br> to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT<br> Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular<br> impacts.<br> <br> However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors <br> of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws.<br> <br> <br> By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of <br> the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% <br> were killed by an impact with a car.<br> <br> MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if <br> there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills <br> versus car kills.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><br> He very quickly concluded the cause: When crows eat road<br> kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to <br> warn of impending danger.<br> <br> They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout <br> "Cah", not a single one could shout "Truck."<br> <br> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><br> <br> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> <br> </div> </div> </blockquote> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> </div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-13D66BAA-1A91-4BF3-9980-05A820265431--
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