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Re: my morbid curiosity

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Rob Gibbs

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Rob Gibbs

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Thu, 7 Sep 2006 23:17:55 -0400

As morbid as it may sound, I would expect that to a TV a dead animal is 
a dead animal - human or not.  I would also expect that during the civil 
war, TVs would have become very familiar with finding and feeding on 
dead soldiers.  They would have no more fear of a dead human than of any 
other dead predatory animal.   Just my speculation.

Rob Gibbs
Damascus, MD

Emily Wilberg wrote:

>Ok, I apologize in advance if this is inappropriate. I have now been 
>curious for two days. 
>
>I am reading a book called "March" (it is the story of the father in 
>Little Women as he was off in the Civil War and absent from the story) On
> 
>page 3 he notes the presence of a Turkey Vulture and comments it is a 
>magnificent bird (true, true) On page 4 Mr March and a buddy are running 
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>through the woods to excape the fighting and come across a fallen comrade
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>who has expired and is being eaten by a Turkey Vulture. 
>
>I remember there are occasional news stories of TV carrying off small 
>dogs. Also several news stories of neighborhoods trying to deter Vulture 
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>roosts. But I think the TV needs a new publicist. I don't think they woul
>d 
>immediately drop down on a fallen human and start to munch.. wouldnt' the
>y 
>avoid humans? 
>
>Anyone else care to speculate with me on the bad rap these creatures are 
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>getting? Offline replies are fine (probably encouraged by those readers 
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>not of inquiring minds.)
>
>Emily Wilberg
>Germantown, Maryland
>
>Lots of goldfinches at my deck feeder, also titmouse, chickadees and 
>cardinals. No hummer last few days. A little wren (house wren?)and lots 
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>and lots of mourning doves and squirrels
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