Bye, bye birdie...

June 3, 2005 12:08 PM

One fifth of all bird species are in danger of extinction. And right when we're finally understanding where they came from, too.
posted by jefgodesky (3 comments total)

I haven't come across anything worth posting in so long--and some might say I should've kept on waiting, with something so Newsfiltery--but the juxtaposition of the avian alpha and omega on the same day would take a stronger man than I to pass up.
posted by jefgodesky at 12:11 PM on June 3, 2005

Interesting. And I was surprised to learn that there are less than 10,000 species of birds.
posted by Specklet at 1:59 PM on June 3, 2005

It's ok, I've got my Mercer machine all warmed up and a replicant menagerie round the back.
posted by JGreyNemo at 4:10 PM on June 5, 2005