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Over 200 Crows dead on M4
The Highways Agency found over 200 dead crows on the M4 Motorway near Bridgend recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian Flu.
The cause of death appeared to be from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the ...bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with lorrys, while only 2% were killed by cars.
The Agency then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.
The Ornithological Behaviourist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Lorry" 2003 BMW M5- 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black
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Thought this was a legitimate story until halfway through 1995 Discovery 1 300TDI
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Triplet3 wrote:
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It's not? 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
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Of course it's not, crows are mainly solitary - they were rooks DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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First one could have been a crow.
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I suppose it could have been Jay walking?DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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