Crow road toll

[Alan Mclennan]

Subject: Crows





Another Government study provides outstanding results . . .

CSIRO Officials admitted that they found about 200 dead crows on the highway between
Noonamah and Palmerston, in Northern Territory, where there was concern that they may have
died from Avian Flu.

The Territory Government approved and the CSIRO contracted a bird pathologist to examine the
remains of all the crows and he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu, much 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.
(Didn't know there was a difference!)

The Territory Government then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine the disproportionate
percentages for truck versus car kills.

After 18 months of research and $2.7 million spent, the Ornithological Behaviourist determined the cause in the deaths.

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 “Truck”.

I just wanted to make sure that you knew your tax money was being well spent . . .

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[Casey 65]

[Alan Mclennan]

Thats a fair call!..........