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Subject: Re: [OM] OT. Liverpool
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 08:13:26 -0400
Cane toads are also a problem in south Florida (in the vicinity of the 
cane fields) where they're usually just called bufos.  I've killed and 
disposed of many of them because of the dog.  As to crow intelligence I 
wouldn't be surprised.  I was just reading an article about intelligence 
in corvids (crows, jays) and the research shows some intelligent 
behaviors that seem to be competitive with chimps.

Chuck Norcutt


Marc Lawrence wrote:
> Yeah, that's a problem (especially with dogs around). I've had to
> fridge-and-freezer quite a few of them. There were suspicions our
> local crows had started to figure out how to flip them to go for the
> bufotoxin-free, soft underbelly, but, while I wouldn't put it past
> them, I think this might be a wishful hypothesis looking for data.
> 
> Cheers,
> Marc
> 
> On 1 May 2010 11:24, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> And a million cane toads as well?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Marc Lawrence wrote:
>>> Cheers,
>>> Marc (close to old sugar cane fields and rusting cane-car railway lines)
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