emus (was Re: Vegavis gen. nov. - new anseriform in today's Nature)

[Brian Choo <bchoo@bigpond.net.au>]

On 26/01/2005, at 4:51 AM, Dann Pigdon wrote:

> And yet emus are more abundant than ever. Of course, humans have been
> kind enough to reduce dingo numbers in grazing areas (the same areas
> emus love).

Yup, it appears the mainland emu population is practically 
indestructible aside from local disappearances from intensely settled 
areas - regardless of what Europeans do to them or introduce into their 
habitat, as demonstrated by the great "Emu War" of 1932 when an 
Australian Army detachment attempted to exterminate them from the 
Murchison district of WA with machineguns. In short - the emus won.

http://www.emugigs.com/emuwar/

Ronald Orenstein wrote
>And Sebecid crocodiles

um, don't you mean mekosuchine crocodiles? (if you're referring to 
*Quinkana* and friends...)

Brian Choo
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