Monogamy? Ducks are known to rape each other quite violently, hunting down unwilling partners. There’s even a documented case of homosexual necrophiliac rape (which won an Ig).
If they practice monogamy, they clearly need a lot more practice.
I agree with you.
Also, when animals die of mysterious causes and you suspect different problems could be the cause (like chemicals, diseases, etc.) then the best thing to do is to expose a few animals to the suspected causes and see which one leaves the same evidence on the dead bodies. It seems counter-productive at first, but you may save many more animals in the long run (and perhaps discover a serious ecological problem, such as a leak of toxic chemicals).
Just goes to show many people do not understand how science works.
Maybe the research fail was, in fact, perpetrated by the article’s writer, who, obviously didn’t try to find out why the scientists were killing the birds to begin with.
If they ate something bad, they’d be dead like the others. Why not cut up DEAD ducks to see why they died? If one member of a family dies suddenly, they don’t kill another member to see why the first one died, do they? They do the OBVIOUS thing and post mortem the DEAD one.
Imagine they applied this technique to humans. Somebody dies so they kill a bunch of other people to find out why ‘because it might save more in the long run’.
I do know up at the university here that one time they started finding dead fishes at a pond. The research department started catching live fish and killing them to determine the cause of death.
So I guess this newspaper article just worded it wrong. Perhaps they should have said, “Autopsy.”
Yup, makes perfect sense to me. By the time you’ve found the ones who’ve died in the wild (be they ducks or fish), they’ll likely be in a pretty bad state. Heck, they could have all sorts of secondary infections by the time they die, so looking for ones that are infected but not yhet dying makes good sense. As for killing them, well, that _is_ the easiest way to have a good look at their insides, and considered acceptable with fish and fowl (and notably less so with humans).
Yeah, that was extremely funny. Because to make something extremely funny you just put the words extremely funny at the start of its title. It dosen’t have to be particularly funny at all, and this isn’t.
I guess you didn’t think it would pass the voting system then?
My favourite was when Kellogs paid some scientists to reseach why Cornflakes go soggy. Answer: Because they absorb the milk. That’s one giant leap for mankind.
The Northwest:
Scientists discovered that if a bullet is inserted to someones head using a gun, the person stops responding to further questions and drops dead!
Interesting…
Seems a little counter productive though, don’t it?
All the ducks have to do when the scientist shoot them is… duck.
It’s no better than gassing Canadian Geese so our planes can fly.
Canada geese are a completely different story. You should do some reading before you decide that you’re an expert.
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and where is that “extreme funny” part?
when he goes to hell for spamming this crap
‘extreme funny ski epic fail!’ think you did a typo there
Scientific experiments have been known to cause cancer in laboratory mice.
Lab mice were bred to develop cancer rapidly, so they could test cures better.
I do believe that you missed the joke there.
Mouse should have finished it with a HAHAHAHAHAA BOOM BOOM! You can’t miss a joke with one of them added.
Scientists never disapoint me
Maybe that’s why they’re dying.
thats the joke.
What bird-brain thought of this idea?
maybe its AIDS
Duck AIDS?
*guides Danni away from the troll*
Those things aren’t sanitary.
unfortunately you guided her towards the ducks with AIDS :/
well done
*pulls out troll slaying sword*
is there a problem here?
*stays very still*
There’s a troll and ducks with AIDS!!!
What a fowl situation to be in.
nah, like water off a ……
Well when you down to it …
*quietly inserts a get*
How has your health been coyote?
One year out and doing fine. Started getting my immunization shots.
this seems like a serious situation….
*pulls out troll and anti-AIDS ray gun*
I haven’t been able to use this baby in years, last time was the 1984 Queen fiasco >:)
Ducks practice monogamy. Wouldn’t AIDS be eradicated or never start in the first place with them?
they would say they practice monogamy wouldnt they?
Monogamy? Ducks are known to rape each other quite violently, hunting down unwilling partners. There’s even a documented case of homosexual necrophiliac rape (which won an Ig).
If they practice monogamy, they clearly need a lot more practice.
Maybe all the Homosexual Nerophiliac rape is killing them off. They’re murdering each other to get off on their fetish.
Jeffrey Dahmer duckies are going to be the next new toy craze.
Oh, I know why… no… nevermind.
Not a fail, they could be dissecting the ducks to see if they ate something bad.
I agree with you.
Also, when animals die of mysterious causes and you suspect different problems could be the cause (like chemicals, diseases, etc.) then the best thing to do is to expose a few animals to the suspected causes and see which one leaves the same evidence on the dead bodies. It seems counter-productive at first, but you may save many more animals in the long run (and perhaps discover a serious ecological problem, such as a leak of toxic chemicals).
Just goes to show many people do not understand how science works.
Maybe the research fail was, in fact, perpetrated by the article’s writer, who, obviously didn’t try to find out why the scientists were killing the birds to begin with.
So yeah, Turned it back into a fail again.
Science journalism fail.
Unfortunately, those are a dime a dozen even with inflation.
If they ate something bad, they’d be dead like the others. Why not cut up DEAD ducks to see why they died? If one member of a family dies suddenly, they don’t kill another member to see why the first one died, do they? They do the OBVIOUS thing and post mortem the DEAD one.
Imagine they applied this technique to humans. Somebody dies so they kill a bunch of other people to find out why ‘because it might save more in the long run’.
Sounds like something Johnny Cash would sing about…
I shot a duck in reno… just to watch him quack.
Research win, headline fail.
Duck City, Montana
lol, it’s supposed to be a win, if the stupid journalist didn’t blow it…
O noes! Did they dissect?
oh for god’s sake, it WOULD be tacoma. way to go, guys. hahaha.
For sure. Swimming in Commencement Bay would kill anything.
Wow. Whoever wrote this contradicted themselves in the first line…
Whoever thought this was a research fail knows nothing about scientific research. Fail fail!
what a quack…
I do know up at the university here that one time they started finding dead fishes at a pond. The research department started catching live fish and killing them to determine the cause of death.
So I guess this newspaper article just worded it wrong. Perhaps they should have said, “Autopsy.”
Yup, makes perfect sense to me. By the time you’ve found the ones who’ve died in the wild (be they ducks or fish), they’ll likely be in a pretty bad state. Heck, they could have all sorts of secondary infections by the time they die, so looking for ones that are infected but not yhet dying makes good sense. As for killing them, well, that _is_ the easiest way to have a good look at their insides, and considered acceptable with fish and fowl (and notably less so with humans).
Unless their paper concludes that deaths were mainly due to a fracture of the 3rd and 4th cervical vertebrae.
Or the video shows Chuck Norris swimming moments before.
19/5/13 Expect Us
… never been so proud to be from the Northwest… -_-
Yes. I makes me all choked up.
That looks like one OLD copy of The Everett Herald. The font of the section header and the newspaper name were common circa 1994….
Headline:
SCIENTISTS ARRESTED BY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE FOR HUNTING DUCKS OUT OF SEASON
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spamming of fail, fail
Yeah, that was extremely funny. Because to make something extremely funny you just put the words extremely funny at the start of its title. It dosen’t have to be particularly funny at all, and this isn’t.
I guess you didn’t think it would pass the voting system then?
The Southeast:
Scientists eat crackers to see why crackers are being eaten
The Northeast:
Scientists run water to see if water runs
The Southwest:
Scientists throw clocks to see time fly
The Northsouthnorthnorth:
Scientists shave bunnies to examine hare samples
The Southupsouthspinaround:
Scientists splice Granny Smiths and flying critters to create apple fritters
The Spinmerightroundbabyrightroundlikearecordbabyright:
Scientists stop smoking the good stuff long enough to get something done
The Heeltoedoeseydoecomeonbabyletsgobootscoot:
Scientists smoke the good stuff again
The Heeltoedoeseydoecomeonbabyletsgobootscoot Evening Edition:
Lab Burns Down. Scientists plan to study why after munchies
My favourite was when Kellogs paid some scientists to reseach why Cornflakes go soggy. Answer: Because they absorb the milk. That’s one giant leap for mankind.
use fire!
The Northwest:
Scientists discovered that if a bullet is inserted to someones head using a gun, the person stops responding to further questions and drops dead!
These scientists wouldn’t happen to be from the ICR, would they?
I think the writer knew what he was saying, which makes it (in my book) a sarcasm win.
that’s a great idea
Which came first, this is a chicken and egg problem… or rather duck and egghead.
OH, OH, OH, OH! I now!!!!!!!!!!!!
He killed them..
fail
Milk off a duck’s back
Oil off a duck’s back
Acid off a duck’s backthey were dying of curiosity ^_^
Because dumbasses are shooting them….