From: Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Wed Jan 13 1999 - 08:54:07 MST
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From: Terry Donaghe <tdonaghe@yahoo.com>
>Can you imagine
>reintroducing domesticated chickens into the wild? Or cows for that
>matter? Well, at least the wolves would have a field day for a season
>or two.
Recent article in New Scientist on Turkeys. Apparently the domesticated
Turkey is pretty much incapable o surival in the wild. The brain is much
smaller than wild Turkey and it's a lot fatter - the only reason theycan
stand is because someone started breeding for strong legs as well as for
size.. Apparently modern domestic turkey's are stupid enough to drown by
looking up into rain for long enough. Can't see there being much use to
them at all in the wild. People tend to forget that most modern food
animals are hugely different to how they were before man began breeding
them.
Samael
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