Not an ex-parrot(economist.com)

14 pointsby HandleTheJandalvor 10 Jahren3 comments

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21695858-bizarre-bird-will-have-all-its-surviving-members-genomes-sequenced-not

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throwaway13337vor 10 Jahren

Douglas Adams argued that the Kakapo's inefficient reproductive strategy was the key to it's survival due to it normalizing the population, preventing swings back and fourth that can cause extinction.

It's a very counter-intuitive bird.

jpatokalvor 10 Jahren

The Economist is justly famous for its headlines, and here's a great example of why!

hinkleyvor 10 Jahren

This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.