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Riddle me this ...
#43901 03/09/17 08:14 PM
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How about a light-hearted interlude?

Two-part question:

1. Which one of the following animals is least likely to say: "We don't need no stinkin' badgers?"
(a) Wolf (b) Woodpecker (c) Coyote (d) Lynx (e) Cougar

2. Why?

(Answer once sufficient responses have been made.)

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grelber #43925 03/10/17 08:22 PM
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Geez, you guys are no fun. But to clear the deck before DST hits this weekend — Pay attention, artie! wink — here's the skinny:

Answer: (c) Coyote

It turns out that coyotes and badgers team up to go hunting (for rodents). Badgers are relatively slow moving and so are ill-equipped to chase down rodents which coyotes can do con brio. But if said rodents manage to dive below ground to hide in their dens, it is the badger that can dig them out with panache.

Research has determined that coyote-badger hunting pairs can acquire one-third more prey than coyotes or badgers hunting with conspecifics and will choose such pairings when given the option.

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grelber #43928 03/10/17 11:36 PM
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Wow, that is really cool! The natural world is amazing.


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tacit #43930 03/10/17 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted By: tacit
Wow, that is really cool! The natural world is amazing.

There are videos on YouTube that show inter-species life-saving that just leave you shaking your head wondering why people can't be like that.

Trump ought to watch a few of them.


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artie505 #43932 03/11/17 12:36 AM
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Having had a number of pets, from snakes to a tortoise to cats, I can safely say that the non-human animals are much nicer than people. To put it another way, the devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.


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grelber #43945 03/11/17 04:45 PM
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Darn, I thought the answer was (f) Humphrey Bogart. grin

[note: it was said to him when he asked for them; so least likely to say it]


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