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  • Sparrow shot for downing domino record bid

    11/16/2005 1:33:42 PM PST · by grjr21 · 74 replies · 1,589+ views
    CNN ^ | November 16, 2005 | Associated Press.
    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- The Dutch animal protection agency said Tuesday it is investigating the shooting death of a sparrow that knocked over 23,000 dominoes during an attempt to set a world record. The ill-fated bird flew into an exposition center, threatening to derail a world record Monday, before it was chased into a corner and shot by an exterminator with an air rifle. The bird was a common house sparrow -- a species placed on the national endangered list last year. "Under Dutch law, you need a permit to kill this kind of bird, and a permit can only...