Originally posted by boarmanboarman, do you really like chihuahuas? i mean hairy rats?
This is a true story
I was on a wharf one day and there was a lady walking a chihuaha dog and this pelican came down and grabbed it in its mouth and flew out to sea ,it was pretty funny at the time but now that i look back on it that poor lady was really upset and probably got pretty traumatised .It was just an amazing thing to witness.
Originally posted by FrenchQueenYou were concerned about feeding the ducklings and cited the RSPB. However in some cases some councils have gone as far as to prevent (by warning or fines) feeding of ducks citing vermin. Don't tell me you have a warthog's memory and can't remember what you posted on the first page.
. . . your point being?
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugYour feeling as far as I can tell is incorrect. Chickens and Ducks are both birds (class Aves) but of different orders. They are as different as two birds can be and still be birds. Similarly, lions and antelope are of different orders, as are humans and cows, yet they are of the same class i.e. they are all mammals.
I feel that there is more similarity between duck and chicken than any of those you mention.
Now it's possible that a comparison of their DNA might support what you feel, but taxonomy these days is based on genetic analysis I believe so it's unlikely.