tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634524.post112848967647613365..comments2023-11-03T02:10:42.039-07:00Comments on Unmuzzled OX: AlbinismMichael Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09041946940083486881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634524.post-1129505238059334022005-10-16T16:27:00.000-07:002005-10-16T16:27:00.000-07:00That seems like an excellent idea as long as you k...That seems like an excellent idea as long as you know the criterion.<BR/><BR/>Apparently all birds can be traced ot the dinosaurs so that if someone asks you is there such a thing as talking dinosaurs the correct answer would be oui, oui.<BR/><BR/>Parrots.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634524.post-1129353429601033962005-10-14T22:17:00.000-07:002005-10-14T22:17:00.000-07:00It‘s hard to know what to make of the social react...It‘s hard to know what to make of the social reaction to albinism. At one point I owned a late 19th century field guide to birds. It was surprisingly similar in appearance to Peterson‘s guides. However the text was odd. Each species was evaluated morally. Some birds were noble and good; others ignoble.Michael Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041946940083486881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634524.post-1129125809629304352005-10-12T07:03:00.000-07:002005-10-12T07:03:00.000-07:00The problem is genetic, and sadly the one singular...The problem is genetic, and sadly the one singular bird has to be tossed out by the regular bunch in order to retain their genetic efficiency. The coloring functions, the lack of coloring doesn't, at least in bird flocks. The bottom line is functionality?<BR/><BR/>I suppose my Audubon suggestion would help the bird but not the bird's descendents, which would also be more likely to be albino. Albino birds probably have a disadvantage in terms of their ability to hunt effectively among other things?Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634524.post-1129039140003076262005-10-11T06:59:00.000-07:002005-10-11T06:59:00.000-07:00I wonder if there's any way the Nature Conservancy...I wonder if there's any way the Nature Conservancy could paint the little fellows, and then release them back into the heard. Some eco-friendly Audubon could probably do a good job, and spare the birds a chromatically challenged existence.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.com