Going back to the dead duck rape, Moeliker hypothesizes that the two ducks were probably engaged in a similar chase when the male duck that was attempting to flee the rapist duck collided with the window and died.
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Before 1995, while duck-experts had observed male ducks raping dead female ducks before and have also commonly observed male ducks raping living male ducks, never before had anyone ever seen a duck having gay sex with a deceased member of its own kind. Thus, Moeliker knew this event would be of great interest to ornithologists and thoroughly documented the event.
At each so called Dead Duck Day, the guest of honor is usually the original dead duck itself, which Moeliker had stuffed and put on display in the museum. After displaying the duck to the crowd, Moeliker then talks about the event briefly. Next up, he discusses various bizarre instances of animal behavior that took place in the previous year, reads a message from a prominent scientist related to the event, then finishes up by discussing ideas about how to reduce instances of birds colliding with windows.
After all this, which generally takes about 15 minutes, the gathered crowd is invited to attend a meal at a nearby Chinese restaurant for a six-course duck dinner. Attendance at this event has been growing in recent years, with 2017 seeing nearly a hundred people show up, meaning a lot more dead ducks are needed to feed the teaming masses.
Beyond all this, in 2014 an aptly titled opera, The Homosexual Necrophiliac Duck Opera, depicting the event was composed by one Daniel Gillingwater, with Moeliker himself getting to perform the duck call in the premiere at Imperial College London.
So how can you effectively evaluate whether your marketing ideas are a stroke of genius or borderline insanity. This article takes you through a few elements to consider before you proceed all guns blazing, or discard it to the dead duck pile.
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"I think monetary policy is a dead duck and I think bond yields at this level for investors represent absolutely no value and a huge amount of risk. What I would like to focus on is the coming fiscal reflationary trade because I think that is creeping out of the woodwork in many places," he told CNBC Wednesday.
Master cartoonist Jay Fosgitt (My Little Pony, Rocket Raccoon and Groot, Bodie Troll) returns to his darkly comedic roots with the return of Dead Duck and Zombie Chick. Laugh along with the deadpan humor as Dead Duck does his best to keep up on his day job - delivering the souls of the dead for processing!
In a TED Talk posted online this month, Dutch biologist Kees Moeliker, a curator at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam, explains how he became the first scientist to document homosexual necrophilia in ducks.
On that day, when he looked outside for the building's latest victim, Moeliker saw the hapless male mallard with a live one nearby. The live male duck then mounted the dead one and started copulating with it.
Dead Duck Software has released Dead Duck Deducktion, a freeware virtual analog synthesizer in VST plugin format for digital audio workstations on Windows. It is one of the entries in KVR Developer Challenge 2018.
Are you a duck keeper? The sudden passing of your beloved pet can be an emotionally devastating experience, and understanding the underlying cause can help prevent future tragedies. While there are many possible causes of mortality in ducks, some issues may not appear until death has already occurred.
Believe it or not, ducks can drown. They are not truly aquatic because they cannot breathe underwater. Most will hold their breath for thirty to forty seconds, with the longest observed breath hold only lasting one minute.
This water in the belly will make their stomachs feel hard, and the duck will act listless, lethargic, completely uninterested in food, and will likely sit or lay around. They will be too weak and heavy to make it to the roost at night too.
Ascites is not common in backyard ducks, but it can still happen. It can come from heredity traits (broiler ducks and chickens are much more likely to experience it), a too-high protein diet, old age (weakened organs), environmental stress, moldy food (aflatoxins causing liver damage), or a too-high altitude which lowers available oxygen.
One of the most common ways a duck chokes to death is due to a lack of water near their feed. Ducks absolutely have to have water near their food source, especially grains and pellets, or they risk choking to death.
An excited dog may pounce on the duck, or something heavy may fall on the duck, or a predator could be unsuccessful in their hunt. Regardless, your duck may have internal injuries that will ultimately lead to death.
If your ducks get to free range, they will be much more susceptible to these types of injuries. Do what you can to mitigate risk, but ultimately, this is part of free-ranging. Some of the most common injuries come from falling wood (such as a piece of wood falling off the pile), snow or ice sliding off a roof, kicks from other barnyard animals, or even accidentally stepping on your underfoot duck.
Usually, ducks affected by botulism seem to be lying helplessly on the ground, totally unable to move or hold their heads up. Ducks will not have any nasal discharge or diarrhea either, which is what usually baffles their keepers when the dead ducks are discovered.
Bad feed could kill some (or all) of your ducks rather quickly. Botulism (covered above), moldy feeds, contaminated feeds, or ingredients that were unintentionally contaminated with pesticides, herbicides, or other harmful chemicals could cause sudden death.
Head trauma, lead poisoning, and old age could also cause seizures. The duck may recover from the seizure and never have one again, or they could repeat more frequently with higher intensity until the duck passes away.
Even though a duck may be on the verge of a quick death, there are usually a few signs you can identify if you pay close enough attention. Whether you can act fast enough to save the bird is another story, but memorizing these signs and symptoms will give you a fighting chance to save your feathered friend.
If you catch the above signs and feel that your duck is in danger, the best thing you can do is identify the underlying issue, and then follow the exact instructions for alleviating or curing the issue.
If you are confident in your knowledge and skillset, immediately get to work on what you believe needs to be done. If not, read up on cures, watch online videos from seasoned duck keepers, get in touch with a veterinarian, call a trusted friend with ducks, or even join a helpful online community of fellow duck keepers.
Remember that the best thing you can for your ducks is to think and act proactively. Before any issues arise, work to prevent them. Feed high-quality feeds, give ample space, safe shelters, clean fresh water, constant access to a swimming area, vaccinate when possible/necessary, and make sure their coop, run, and free-range areas are as clean and predator free as possible.
If you find sick or dead wildlife (like dead ducks, geese, swans, herons, turkeys, etc) then contact the appropriate authorities. Here is a complete list of the Members of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Find your local agency from it and get in touch with them right away.
Ducks and chickens can absolutely share sicknesses and infect one another. If you have sick chickens, you can quickly wind up with a flock of sick ducks too. Always separate and appropriately quarantine when you suspect an outbreak is coming on.
Some duck diseases are transferable to humans, so be cautious when you go to collect your expired friend. Diseases that are capable of infecting humans include psittacosis, avian influenza, salmonella, campylobacter, colibacillosis, eastern equine encephalitis, Newcastle disease, and cryptosporidiosis.
While there are many different potential causes of sudden death in ducks, some of the more common ones include Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) / Duck Viral Enteritis (DVE), stress, drowning, heat stroke, ascites, water belly, heart failure, blood clot, choking or suffocation.
If you believe your duck may be suffering from any of these conditions, it is important to seek veterinary care immediately. You can also help prevent ducks from dying suddenly by providing them with a safe and comfortable environment free from stressors such as loud noises or excessive handling.
If you do find a dead duck on your property, contact your local animal control agency for proper disposal. You may also have an autopsy performed to determine the cause of death, and figure out how to prevent this from happening again.
Dead Duck Day not only commemorates the dramatic death of a duck who had worse things coming, it also highlights the plight of billions of other birds who smash headlong into windows on a yearly basis.
Earlier in the year voters presented petitions to raise the minimum wage in Michigan to $12 an hour by 2022. Most guesses were that if the issue appeared on the November ballot, it would pass. In response, to prevent the issue from going to the voters, the lawmakers passed their own minimum wage law. Then, in the lame duck session, they amended and gutted their own bill to make 2030 the deadline date for a $12 wage.
The lawmakers took a similar action with the proposed ballot initiative that would have required businesses to give their employees paid sick time. The law passed by the legislature kept the issue off the November ballot. Then in lame duck they reduced the impact of the law, by exempting a number of companies and limiting sick days.
Above and beyond the merits, or lack of merit, of any of the proposals in the recent lame duck session, there are larger questions about the whole process. Should the final weeks of a legislative session be the time when the most significant and controversial bills are decided? What kind of voice should those who are in their last weeks as lawmakers have? What kind of deliberation should take place for the most important issues of the day? What opportunities should the public have to make their voices heard in the lawmaking process? Should the lame duck lawmakers be in a position to overturn the will of the voters, expressed just a few weeks earlier? 2ff7e9595c
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