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December 31, 2007
A farm in Devon, England has prepared the largest Christmas dinner - a roast turkey stuffed with 11 smaller birds, enough to feed 125 people at a cost of $1,336. Dubbed as the True Love Roast, the turkey contains a goose filled with a chicken, then a pheasant and small ducks.
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November 13, 2007
Topics city, birds, habitat, single, wings, rats, eggs, homes, birth, free, food, house and people
In an attempt to curb the effects of the large flock sizes of pigeons, now identified as "rats with wings," New York City Councilman Simcha Felder announced Monday that a proposal will be submitted calling for a $1000 fine to anyone who is caught feeding the birds. Councilman Felder explained that the proposal was created upon the facts that pigeon droppings contained particular chemicals, specifically ammonia and uric acids, which can corrode city infrastructures, and rust steel structures. The report added extra weight to this statement by furthering that a single pigeon produces an average of 25 pounds of excrement per year.
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November 2, 2007
A 22-year-old new mother wanted to hit two birds with one stone but health authorities got in the way of her plans. Martha Heller tried to sell 100 ounces (2. 8 liters) of her breast milk for $200 or to the highest bidder and even posted a newspaper ad to entice buyers. In the end, health authorities took notice and her milk ended up in the University of Iowa's Mother's Milk Bank.
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October 23, 2007
A screaming parrot, which likes to imitate different sounds, mimicked the sound of a smoke alarm and saved his master and his son from fire, the bird's owner says Monday. According to Shannon Conwell, the bird's owner, he heard Peanut, the amazon parrot around 3 a. m. mimicking the sound of a fire alarm and found out that his house was on fire last Friday. Conwell immediately woke up his 9-year-old son who fell asleep on the couch after watching a movie.
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October 18, 2007
Topics bird, head, cd, lovers, houses, earth, legs, birds, pop, boys, baby and man
An 11-year old medium sulfur-crested cockatoo is one heck of a fan of Backstreet Boys. According to reports Snowball lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the band's "Everybody," even taking a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.
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