Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 09, 2014
Transcript:
Please don't judge! Rock Hyraxes, and African rodent -like creature, eat their parent's poop to acquire essential bacteria. A scientific study showed that pigeons could be trained to tell whether a painting was by Monet or Picasso! In the 1920s, planes flying the first airmail service across the United States were directed by giant arrows on the ground- which can still be seen today!
Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
That’s quite some fowl play on Claude and Pablo there.
Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
Those pigeons could be smarter than some teenagers.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
So that explains why rock hyraxes always have a $#!t-eating grin.
Otera almost 11 years ago
hyraxes aren’t the only ones. rabbits, rats, all rodents do that
aimlesscruzr almost 11 years ago
A short article on those arrows.
corpcasselbury almost 11 years ago
Why on Earth would anyone even want to train a pigeon to tell whether a painting was by either Monet or Picasso? it’s not like the knowledge would do the birds any good. And I can see no scientific necessity for conducting such a study.
Dkram almost 11 years ago
The Hyrax is related to the Elephant, and the Manatee and Dugong..\\//_
Puddleglum2 almost 11 years ago
On a boat, the hyraxes go to the poop deck to eat.
Albertaguy almost 11 years ago
The eating of droppings is not a believe it or not type item, so many animals do it. Horses do it all the time, and one of the best treatments for chronic intestinal conditions is a stool transplant.
Lamberger almost 11 years ago
So: which painter’s work do the pigeons poo poo?
Albertaguy almost 11 years ago
Young foals all eat poo, and adult horses that have colic do the same; a healthy gut flora is essential for all mammals.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 11 years ago
I don’t recall Monet drawing bulls or having a “blue” period.The two artists are pretty dissimilar, I wonder what the birds see in it?
loner34 almost 11 years ago
That’s easy, the one that came first!
AmyGrantfan51774 almost 11 years ago
that’s interesting about the pigeons, eh??!!!!!!!