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Is God a parrot?:confused:
In India, yes - especially in the south, Tamil Nadu.

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These are from a fascinating blog, including a short video - too big to upload here though -
of a procession in honour of the Parrot God:


He carries Kaama Dev, God of love, pleasure, romance and lust -
but in another avatar he is a scholar who memorises all the Vedas
(which obviously makes him a parrot)
 
There was an article yesterday in the Berliner daily "Der Tagesspiegel" about the relatively unusual behaviour of some animals which I find similar beautiful as the red German squirrels and they have almost the same red color in their fur: Foxes !
In Berlin, they are seen now almost everywhere on the streets without any shyness of human beings, no matter if it is day or night and the people ask the experts for animal life if their behaviour is now normal or if these foxes are dangerous right now.
Well, the experts say: "Right now, their behaviour is rather normal and they are not really dangerous, because the fox mothers are chasing away their young children around this time in autumn and the young foxes are confused and searching for food in the near of human beings who they do not know as enemies in a city like Berlin, where there is food to find for foxes almost everywhere. And foxes are wild little predators but also very intelligent little thieves. ...

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... They often seem to think they could make their lives much easier around or inside the human society. Why should they always hunt animals when they can get their meals much easier?"

So, look at this fox which is waiting right in front of a Berliner pub and fast food restaurant - probably for a friendly gift like his daily evening - "Bratwurst"?:

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h24m36s_001_.jpg Or waiting at a bus station for a very friendly bus driver: Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h39m04s_026_.jpg

And city life in Berlin can be so comfortable with softer beds:

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h41m09s_030_.jpg Some seem to like the smell of flowers, too: Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h29m15s_007_.jpg

And some are only dreaming of a fat goose ...

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h25m10s_002_.jpg ... or simply enjoying the evening sun on the roof of a gardeners hut ... Ashampoo_Snap_2020.10.29_07h38m29s_025_.jpg

... and sometimes, there are also almost "wildlife" hunting scenes with rabbits or mice in the center of the city ...

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... but usually, city life almost seems to be close to paradise for the Berliner foxes:

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There was an article yesterday in the Berliner daily "Der Tagesspiegel" about the relatively unusual behaviour of some animals which I find similar beautiful as the red German squirrels and they have almost the same red color in their fur: Foxes !
In Berlin, they are seen now almost everywhere on the streets without any shyness of human beings, no matter if it is day or night and the people ask the experts for animal life if their behaviour is now normal or if these foxes are dangerous right now.
Well, the experts say: "Right now, their behaviour is rather normal and they are not really dangerous, because the fox mothers are chasing away their young children around this time in autumn and the young foxes are confused and searching for food in the near of human beings who they do not know as enemies in a city like Berlin, where there is food to find for foxes almost everywhere. And foxes are wild little predators but also very intelligent little thieves. ...

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... They often seem to think they could make their lives much easier around or inside the human society. Why should they always hunt animals when they can get their meals much easier?"

So, look at this fox which is waiting right in front of a Berliner pub and fast food restaurant - probably for a friendly gift like his daily evening - "Bratwurst"?:

View attachment 919073 Or waiting at a bus station for a very friendly bus driver: View attachment 919076

And city life in Berlin can be so comfortable with softer beds:

View attachment 919074 Some seem to like the smell of flowers, too: View attachment 919077

And some are only dreaming of a fat goose ...

View attachment 919078 ... or simply enjoying the evening sun on the roof of a gardeners hut ... View attachment 919079

... and sometimes, there are also almost "wildlife" hunting scenes with rabbits or mice in the center of the city ...

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... but usually, city life almost seems to be close to paradise for the Berliner foxes:

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They may look cute...hell, they are cute...but, they are dangerous. We have occasional problems with them in Florida. The first problem is that they are predators and will go after birds, cats, squirrels (RR, beware) and small dogs. The second, and bigger problem is that they are major carriers of rabies. It seems like there is at least one report each year in my area of someone being attacked by a rabid fox.
 
Canada's unofficial National Anthem!

The lyrics:

Don't overlook in the full lyrics the interesting kinds of trees like:
The plucky little aspen
The limping Roo tree of Nigeria
The towering Wattle of Aldershot
The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant
The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak
The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip
The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni
The Epigillus
The Barter Hughius Greenus
 
The second, and bigger problem is that they are major carriers of rabies. It seems like there is at least one report each year in my area of someone being attacked by a rabid fox.
I seem to recall, many years back when it was my profession, that Germany was having some success immunising foxes against rabies (an oral agent in bait).
Have any of our German friends any up-to-date information whether it was completely successful?
Of course, this needs a fully functioning public health agency..................
 
I seem to recall, many years back when it was my profession, that Germany was having some success immunising foxes against rabies (an oral agent in bait).
Have any of our German friends any up-to-date information whether it was completely successful?
Of course, this needs a fully functioning public health agency..................
Pretty successful. No local 'terrestrial rabies' since 2006 (there are still bat reservoirs).

Infections detected in animals:
1981 - 6800
1991 - 3500
1995 - 855
2001 - 50
2004 -12
All 'terrestrial' detections in animals since 2006 were imported.
 
Canada's unofficial National Anthem!

The lyrics:

Don't overlook in the full lyrics the interesting kinds of trees like:
The plucky little aspen
The limping Roo tree of Nigeria
The towering Wattle of Aldershot
The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant
The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak
The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip
The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni
The Epigillus
The Barter Hughius Greenus
You had me wondering if I had strayed here from an alternate universe for a moment there, PrPr. I have never seen those lyrics as the intro before. (The original sketch segues from a barber who doesn't like his job.) Is there another version with which I am not familiar?

Python did,however, provide useful tips on how to recognise trees from quite a long way away.....

 
Pretty successful. No local 'terrestrial rabies' since 2006 (there are still bat reservoirs).

Infections detected in animals:
1981 - 6800
1991 - 3500
1995 - 855
2001 - 50
2004 -12
All 'terrestrial' detections in animals since 2006 were imported.
That's really impressive. The same sort of thing has been attempted in Florida targeting raccoons, but with only limited results. There could be several reasons including the very large population and the many other rabies vectors in the state. Personally, I think its because the raccoons prefer other food sources; such as the food I leave out for the cats.
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Interestingly, the largest raccoon (Waschbär) population outside of the US is in Germany.
 
Has a new animal entered the forest to play with the cats and the squirrels?

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