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Cold winters drive great tits to eat bats, reports expert
timesonline ^
| September 9, 2009
Posted on 09/10/2009 4:41:56 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A much-loved garden bird has been exposed as a ruthless killer after being observed seeking out and eating hibernating bats.
The great tits were provoked into the unusual behaviour after suffering food shortages during particularly harsh winter weather.
Over the course of two winters, ornithologists observed the birds searching for, killing and eating 18 bats in caves in the Bükk Mountains in northeast Hungary.
The birds normally live on seeds and insects such as caterpillars and spiders but during the winter these can be in very scarce supply. In particular, snow cover can make it impossible for the great tits to find food.
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: aheartthisthread; godsgravesglyphs; nocomment; tits
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To: JoeProBono
41
posted on
09/10/2009 5:27:37 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
To: andy58-in-nh
Finally some birds....I thought they would never stop talking about tits.
To: JoeProBono
My understanding was that the great tits and the titmice were indigenous to Lake Titicaca.
To: dynachrome
44
posted on
09/10/2009 5:28:49 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I’m just here for the comments.
45
posted on
09/10/2009 5:29:12 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: crazyhorse691
The Moderators appear to all be passed out drunk this evening.
To: JoeProBono
Not sure if this guy is an “expert”... maybe he just likes to talk about tits.
And birds sometimes, too.
47
posted on
09/10/2009 5:30:30 PM PDT
by
djf
(I ain't got time to read all the whines!!!)
To: JoeProBono
48
posted on
09/10/2009 5:31:37 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: Nik Naym
Is that a picture of FIVE tits?Yes. And it's not even a Picasso...
49
posted on
09/10/2009 5:32:04 PM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: Drew68
Hey, doofus!
That’s a flamingo, not a tit!!
50
posted on
09/10/2009 5:32:29 PM PDT
by
djf
(I ain't got time to read all the whines!!!)
To: Mr. Lucky
The Moderators appear to all be passed out drunk this evening.Boobies
Just checking ;)
51
posted on
09/10/2009 5:33:34 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:36:40 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Yaelle
BEST POST!!!
I remember that story.
That was about some great tits that ate a bat.
To: djf
Could do worse than Perry.
To: mewzilla
55
posted on
09/10/2009 5:39:50 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: nomorelurker
I admit, I did look at that pic two or three times before I saw the bird...
;-)
56
posted on
09/10/2009 5:41:43 PM PDT
by
djf
(I ain't got time to read all the whines!!!)
To: JoeProBono; Big Giant Head
Tonight there are so many great headlines from which to choose.
57
posted on
09/10/2009 5:43:39 PM PDT
by
Marie Antoinette
(Proud Clinton-hater since 1998.)
To: JoeProBono
Well, do Tits eat moonbats?
Do bat eating Tits grow up to be Boobies?
58
posted on
09/10/2009 5:44:11 PM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Quotes of the century: 2001 "Lets Roll"..... 2009 "You Lie")
To: mewzilla
Boobies received their name by allowing them to be captured while asleep. That website needs an editor.
59
posted on
09/10/2009 6:06:13 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Drew68
60
posted on
09/10/2009 6:16:38 PM PDT
by
Lee'sGhost
(Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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