Not an ex-parrot(economist.com)

14 pointsby HandleTheJandal10 anni fa3 comments

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

2 comments

throwaway1333710 anni fa

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.

jpatokal10 anni fa

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

hinkley10 anni fa

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.