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Re: The duck that ruled the world

To: am_shaad@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: The duck that ruled the world
From: Stanley Friesen <sarima@friesen.net>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 06:53:18 -0700
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At 10:00 PM 5/26/00 +0000, Ahmed al-Mahasa Sha'ad wrote:

It is a shame that they (moas, dromornids) are extinct. I suppose little mammals ate all the eggs.

Actually it was big mammals, of the species Homo sapiens. And it wasn't just the eggs: the eating of lots of adult females also contributed to their demise.

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