"Extinct" Bird Found!!!.....Photoed...then... - Blu-ray Forum

jkwest · 02-19-2009, 10:47 PM

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A rare quail from the Philippines was photographed for the first time before being sold as food at a poultry market, experts say.

Found only on the island of Luzon, Worcester's buttonquail was known solely through drawings based on dated museum specimens collected several decades ago.

Scientists had suspected the species—listed as "data deficient" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2008 Red List—was extinct.

A TV crew documented the live bird in the market (above) before it was sold in January, according to the Agence France-Press news agency.

Michael Lu, president of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, told AFP the bird's demise should inspire a "local consciousness" about the region's threatened wildlife.

"What if this was the last of its species?" Lu said.

However, the buttonquail is from a "notoriously cryptic and unobtrusive family of birds," according to the nonprofit Birdlife International, so the species may survive undetected in other regions.

LOL....wtf...

pacificvibes · 02-19-2009, 10:49 PM

Man JK, where on earth do you find these stories???

Septimus Prime · 02-19-2009, 10:51 PM

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"What if this was the last of its species?" Lu said.

If that's the case, it's already functionally extinct anyway.

jkwest · 02-19-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pacificvibes

Man JK, where on earth do you find these stories???

I find them everywhere!!!

and look how small that bird was...like it would have actually been filling..I'd be looking for another quail...

why didn't the camera guy buy the bird and release it?

pacificvibes · 02-19-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

I find them everywhere!!!

and look how small that bird was...like it would have actually been filling..I'd be looking for another quail...

why didn't the camera guy buy the bird and release it?

Well, keep the stories coming.

PH3AR · 02-20-2009, 12:23 AM

That bird is cool looking

jkwest · 02-20-2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by P|-|3@R

That bird is cool looking

you mean....that bird "used" to be cool looking...

xtop · 02-20-2009, 12:34 AM

its a cool looking bird. they think it went extinct years ago..yet here one is. and like they also say, there are probably more out there in other remote areas

My_Two_Cents · 02-20-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by xtop

its a cool looking bird. they think it went extinct years ago..yet here one is. and like they also say, there are probably more out there in other remote areas

Just goes to show that "they" don't always know what "they" are talking about. No one knows justs what may be lurking in some of these remote areas on earth.

Ferris · 02-20-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricshoe

Just goes to show that "they" don't always know what "they" are talking about. No one knows justs what may be lurking in some of these remote areas on earth.

Personally I think we should keep it that way, too.

camper · 02-20-2009, 12:47 PM

I hope they're not extinct; that's a mighty tasty looking bird.

camper

Beta Man · 02-20-2009, 12:56 PM

Heck........ I thought the 100' snake got a-hold of it..... Now I'm disappointed.

SellmeyourDVD · 02-20-2009, 01:51 PM

That would be like finding a dinosaur egg and saying "hey we can get this to hatch easily, but, on the other hand, i'm really craving some scrambled eggs right now"

brettallica · 02-20-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

That would be like finding a dinosaur egg and saying "hey we can get this to hatch easily, but, on the other hand, i'm really craving some scrambled eggs right now"

Yeah, that would be like that, but not really the same. Stretch that analogy, baby! Stretch it!

Septimus Prime · 02-20-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

That would be like finding a dinosaur egg and saying "hey we can get this to hatch easily, but, on the other hand, i'm really craving some scrambled eggs right now"

When you have some time, look up the Overkill Hypothesis. It basically asserts that the extinction of almost all megafauna in our epoch can be attributed to humans.

SellmeyourDVD · 02-20-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brettallica

Yeah, that would be like that, but not really the same. Stretch that analogy, baby! Stretch it!

Hey, i had to come up with something

i mean how often do you get to make fun of people who eat extinct birds?

brettallica · 02-20-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

Hey, i had to come up with something

i mean how often do you get to make fun of people who eat extinct birds?

Touché, my friend!

STARSCREAM · 02-22-2009, 02:35 AM

That is crazy!

Sean4000 · 02-22-2009, 02:37 AM

outrageous!

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02-19-2009, 10:49 PM	#2
pacificvibes Tattoo King Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Irvine, CA PSN ID WinterShrinkage Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:51 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Man JK, where on earth do you find these stories???

02-20-2009, 12:23 AM	#6
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	That bird is cool looking

02-20-2009, 12:34 AM	#8
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	its a cool looking bird. they think it went extinct years ago..yet here one is. and like they also say, there are probably more out there in other remote areas

02-20-2009, 12:47 PM	#11
camper Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:367 DVD collection:445 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I hope they're not extinct; that's a mighty tasty looking bird. camper

02-20-2009, 12:56 PM	#12
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Heck........ I thought the 100' snake got a-hold of it..... Now I'm disappointed.

02-20-2009, 01:51 PM	#13
SellmeyourDVD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:125 Trading Score:11	That would be like finding a dinosaur egg and saying "hey we can get this to hatch easily, but, on the other hand, i'm really craving some scrambled eggs right now"

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STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	That is crazy!

02-22-2009, 02:37 AM	#19
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