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Did you know what was Napoleon’s most humiliating defeat?
While Napoleon’s most famous defeat was undoubtedly the one at Waterloo, his most humiliating one happened sometime sooner.
Namely, in July 1807, while in high spirits after signing the Treaties of Tilsit between France, Russia, and Prussia, the French emperor suggested that he and his court should spend the afternoon in a rabbit hunt near Baron Paul Thiebault’s mansion.
The hunt was organized by Marshal Alexandre Berthier, his chief-of-staff. Berthier was so keen to impress his emperor that he had hundreds (according to some sources as many as 3,000) rabbits collected for the court to hunt, so that they could spend the entire day hunting. However, Berthier made a critical mistake: the rabbits his men had acquired were tamed rather than wild.
When the rabbits were released, they thought they were about to be fed rather than hunted. Seeing Napoleon, they probably mistook him for the keeper who brought them food and rushed at him at full speed! The hunting party at first found the event amusing, but was soon overwhelmed by the sheer mass of rabbits. They could do nothing to stop the swarm of rabbits and Napoleon was forced to flee, desperately beating off the animals with his bare hands.
The rabbits did not relent until Napoleon had been driven back to his carriage. His underlings tried to use their whips to beat back the horde, but it was all in vain – some reportedly even leaped into the carriage and had to be thrown out by hand. The French emperor was forced to retreat in shame.
''Desperately beating off the animals with his bare hands.'' ---LOL......must have been quite a sticky situation. =p
Here's a cute little video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBAsdoQAMQ
Did you know what was Napoleon’s most humiliating defeat?
While Napoleon’s most famous defeat was undoubtedly the one at Waterloo, his most humiliating one happened sometime sooner.
Namely, in July 1807, while in high spirits after signing the Treaties of Tilsit between France, Russia, and Prussia, the French emperor suggested that he and his court should spend the afternoon in a rabbit hunt near Baron Paul Thiebault’s mansion.
The hunt was organized by Marshal Alexandre Berthier, his chief-of-staff. Berthier was so keen to impress his emperor that he had hundreds (according to some sources as many as 3,000) rabbits collected for the court to hunt, so that they could spend the entire day hunting. However, Berthier made a critical mistake: the rabbits his men had acquired were tamed rather than wild.
When the rabbits were released, they thought they were about to be fed rather than hunted. Seeing Napoleon, they probably mistook him for the keeper who brought them food and rushed at him at full speed! The hunting party at first found the event amusing, but was soon overwhelmed by the sheer mass of rabbits. They could do nothing to stop the swarm of rabbits and Napoleon was forced to flee, desperately beating off the animals with his bare hands.
The rabbits did not relent until Napoleon had been driven back to his carriage. His underlings tried to use their whips to beat back the horde, but it was all in vain – some reportedly even leaped into the carriage and had to be thrown out by hand. The French emperor was forced to retreat in shame.
''Desperately beating off the animals with his bare hands.'' ---LOL......must have been quite a sticky situation. =p
Here's a cute little video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBAsdoQAMQ
Indeed I bet it was a Very Sticky and Exhausting Mess! :p
LOL!! His right arm probably looked like Popeye's after That little fiasco! :o
Ha ha--yes! Talk about a workout!!
LOL!! Jack Lalayne would be Proud!! :p
That would be enough "Cardio" to last a Year!
Why Yes,I did do the work out's. I rather liked the way he carried himself and that the work out's were nothing more than basic military calisthenics. My Favorite part was when he would blow on his thumb to make his bicep grow! :o
Yes, I'm old.....I was six or seven when he used to come on. The Original T.V. Fitness guy....Long before Richard Simmons! .....never really liked him. :p
I also used to watch the Original Superman starting George Reeves! :)
Take a guess how old I am.......
I'm gonna guess you're maybe 61.
Spin and Marty......OMG! I haven't heard That name since I was a child! Yeah, I wasn't too much a fan of them either....
What about Dobie Gillis? Bob Denver got his start there as a "Beatnic" and Felix the cat?
Ahhh......no, your off a few years on that....I'm 48.
Some of those shows I saw in reruns, but they were regularly shown everyday. :)
And if I may ask.....just how old are you my friend?
Well, I'm surprised such a youngster as yourself saw all those. They either went on longer than I remember, your memory is much better than mine, or they were in re-runs more than I thought. Something. IDK.
Anyway....I'll be 67 next month, ya puppy!!
Most of those shows whent off the air around mid to late 70's though.
Ha ha....I do have a Fantastic memory for Useless Crap! Like old t.v.shows I watched as a child or Snoopy having a Bunch of siblings that Seldom made the funny papers. Currently I have Muttly's snicker on my phone.....people look at me funny when I try to explain Who Muttly is.
Call me a puppy.....Hey I remember Rotary Phones! And I remember when the first "Push Button" Phones came out and people did not Trust them to dial the numbers correctly! :p
67?......you're a bit older than I had thought.... but That's Awesome!! :)
You've seen so much more change than I......that's just Awesome!
I remember using that thing. wierd!
And yes, you are a puppy! *sticks her tongue out at you*
You want to talk about seeing change though. My great Aunt Anna Miller (who I named my hyena girl after) was born in 1880 in St. Louis. At the age of 3 she traveled to California with her family on a frickin' wagon train. At the age of 80 she flew in a jet from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Now THAT is change, my friend!! I lived with her for a few years when I was very young. I wish I had known and been interested about her past at that time. Think of the stories she could have told about coming west on a wagon train. All lost now.
I posted a journal.....
Now That's what I call an old phone.....I believe that was the old Magnitoe phone? You had to winde it up to use it, right? And every so often while on it you would have to winde it up so you could continue to talk? My Father had them back in the day....he told me about them, though I have never had any experience with them myself.
Then a Puppy I shall be... *pants and looks for a place to pee on the floor*
Yes, She Truly had some stories to tell! How Fascinating life must have been for Her......to see So Much change within her lifetime. :)
Yeah, actually those are called magneto's, and they are a primitive generator. Cars and motorcycles used to run off them too. The phones were a pain in the ass too use and hard to hear through. Not to mention the aggravation of a party line where you never knew who might be listening in or who might suddenly come out of nowhere to join your conversation. =p
Hold that pee a minute while I spread out some newspapers, will ya? Otherwise I'll roll one up and bap you across the nose with it! *pets you and gives you a milk bone*
Yeah, I meant Magneto....please forgive my poor spelling. ....
I thought that's what they were......Yeah my father told me they weren't the best phones, and the party line he said was Very unpredictable. Like you said, you never knew Who was on there.... o.O
*crosses legs and waits.....thinking Hurry up will you?! Hey attention AND a Delicious Milk Bone.....I can wait!*
*opens the door and tosses another milk bone out in the yard* there ya go, boy. Your bathroom and a snack all in one place.
All in one Place? Wow.....that's really. .........Heyyyy.....wait a minute.......
You're not going to lock me out are you?...... *keeps steady eye on door..... -.- *
........you Evil Bunny you! -.-
click
Then I guess you'll be Reconsidering.....opening that door?...... ^.^
*eyes Prize winning Azaleas.......They'll be the First to go......Muwhahahaha!!*
*eyes doggie door....looks a little tight...but I'll give it try*
*chuckles to herself and crouches down right behind the doggie door with a pawful of whipped cream for you to run into muzzle first*
I'll agree with "Tricksy"...... but I'm gonna be keeping my Eye on you....-.o
The one that doesn't have Whipcream in it that is.......
(BTW......I just realized that you appear to have a rather large fang showing in your icon. Is that indeed a fact?)
Indeed this Is true! (Thank you for noticing) Yes, Dar has Very long "Sabore Tooth" like teeth that protrude predominately from his mouth. He's a Wolth/Sabore Tooth mix of sorts. :)
I like fangs and saber teeth....as you might have guessed.
*straightens up and pushes chest out* well, in That case....Bite all you like, I like to nible also! * nips at bunnies paw*
Really? That's Awesome!! I had suspected, but had not put it together yet......call me stupid. *adorns a Dunce cap*
It's just something about long canines protruding from the mouth that Really grabs my interest. .......One of the reasons why I find Liane so attractive, That and her Sharp whitted attitude!
Well, thank you! Have you checked out my little saber tooth tiger, Colleen? There are 3 pictures of her in there.
Sharp witted indeed. My teeth are what's sharp. My wits just so-so.
No, I haven't had a chance yet, my schedule is all F***ed up at the moment. Someone got fired, so everyone has to pick up the slack......
But she sounds Awesome!!
I will get in there to see, promise!
I don't know.......Not Many people can keep up with me, and Even fewer can "Get me" like you have! Don't sell yourself short.
No hurry. I hope they don't overwork you.
I don't sell myself at all. I'm either free or you don't get none of me at all.
I'll keep that in mind, you little trixter you......
Yeah, me too.....but it will be okay, I needs the Money! :)
LOL!! I'll keep that in mind!
ps....quit that drooling!
If you wake up thinking of anything at all besides how best to serve me...
I think I might know How best to serve you my little Vampires.....Mom had a Great Recipe for Rosted Rabbit........
You Do realize I'm a Dragon....Right? I Do have a Reputation to up hold...
*stands with back to stove.....and uncertain look on his face*
*a sudden flurry of action ensues*
.........But.....but what will all the others Dragons say?.......they'll make fun of meeeeee........*cut off during sudden flurry of action*
Not to worry. None of the other dragons will even know as long as I drag your bones back into my cave. Anyway, they'll be real good for gnawing and marrow sucking later, at my leisure.
Yes, I'm sure I will taste good and those Bones will last you a while. ......But I'm going to Haunt the Living Hell out of You, Bunny Mistress!!
When I was 9 my parents called me and my sister into their bedroom to hear this new thing called 'stereo' sound. the local tv station teamed up with a local radio station and each of them broadcast 1/2 of the sound and told people to stand half way between their tv and their radio to hear 'stereo'. It worked too!
I vividly remember watching this commercial. Still even sing the song once in a while when I'm feeling good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnsHJCex3s
Now guess how old I am.
I remember the fuel crunch of the seventies, and ads promoting Color movie's and even the High Tech Stereophonic Records and eight track tapes....Before Cassettes, and Reel to Reel tape players!
Now That's pretty damn awesome!! Stereo between the T.V. and the Radio!! I've never heard of that!
Ha ha! I think I've seen Every Elvis movie he ever made! My mother was a Huge fan of "The King". Now I have seen him perform that song on the Ed Sullivan Show while Singing to a Bassit Hound....of course That was a rerun.....I believe that song came out around 1955-56? But it was still sad to watch......I think Ed Sullivan was just a little twisted. :p
Hmmmm........you've certainly got me beat, so I'm going to guess.....53? :p *covers head*
I watched Ed Sullivan religiously, as did most people. Did you see the Beatles on Ed? Their first TV performance in the US?
Ed was wierd, but it was because he was 'old country' European of some kind. Had one great 'shew' though.
Studebaker! Now There's a name you don't hear anymore! I love the old Studebaker's! There's a guy not too far from me who has an old Studebaker Truck for sale, it's in need of a restoration but appears to be Very solid and complete. Yeah, finding parts for one of those Today would be like pulling Hen's Teeth! Their out there, in catalogs and collectors garage's......but you will pay Top Dollar for them.
I think why they went out of business is because they were just Too ahead of their time....They were incorporating aerodynamic's when everyone else was still building Box's.
I've Always heard they were Great Car's! Never had the chance to drive one, though I have seen plenty of them in show's and occasionally on the road.
I've seen reruns of the Beatles debut on Ed Sullivan. ....Haha!! Yes, we have a Really Big Sheww Tonight!
I've heard that he was like that because he understood just How popular his Sheww was and how much of a career Boost it was for Anyone trying to get noticed. He made the Beatles cut their hair and wear suite's! They Originally had Very long hair, beards and wore Leather pants and jackets!
I don't think they would have been as well excepted had they not changed, but it still would have been fun to see them like that. :o
The 58 Golden Hawk came with a 259 ci, supercharged. and the speedometer went to 180 but the supercharger was missing and I never got it over 130.....scared me too much as I was riding on retreads and at 130 the headliner inverted and freaked me out big time.
The 62 Gran Turismo was my baby though. A Stude 289 with a 2 barrel, and a four speed. Nothing extra. But I used to race it on Van Nuys Blvd. sometimes and actually blew the doors off a 396 Chevelle once. The guy yelled at me asking what I was running. When I told him a 289 and 2 barrel he called me a liar and dared me to pull over. I did and we compared engines. I think he must have cried for days. This was in 1968. You hear about how some cars are 'lemons'? Well this one was a 'cherry'. Unfortunately I got in a wreck with it and totalled it one night by falling asleep and rear ending a parked 57 Cadillac. Those things were like a solid block of steel. Just crumpled my poor Studebaker.
I remember working in a garage in California back in 84 and a old's cutless came in on a wrecker.....the recap had come lose at around 80 mph and took out Most of the right side trunk! When I was young my father called them Death on wheels. ....they were notorious for coming apart at high speed.
WOW!! You had some Really Sweet Car's!! I'm a little surprised that the 61 Transtar had a flathead six.....I thought the flathead's were fazed out by 1960......my father had a 49 ford F1 with a flathead six that just wouldn't Die and a 66 ford mustang with a 289 four barrel and direct fit side pipes that hooked directly to the headers. Boy were those thigs hot against your leg when you got out of the car!
Stude's were Truly an Awesome part of Americana!
DUDE.....you street raced on Van Nuys Blvd?!! That has Always been a Dream of mine!!
Yeah I bet he Did cry like a Baby!! A 289 2 barrel Smoking a 396 Chevel.....Ohhhhh the Humanity!! That's Freaking Awesome!
God I would have loved to have seen your face when that headliner inverted..... That had to have been Priceless!! Were you ever successful at removing the brown stain or severe Pucker spot out of the drivers seat? I knew some of them were Supercharged and have heard they were fast as Hell! I would So love to drive one......
Oh God! A 57 Caddy?......Damn, you're lucky you weren't Impaled by those Huge "Batmobile" Fin's!! Yeah, those old Caddy's were Tank's of the road! They were heavy enough they should have been Bullet Proof, Literally!! I bet your poor Studebaker did look bad.....Hey, at least it protected you.....imagine how the same accident would have turned out if you were riding an Indian or Harly? 0.0
Come to think of it that flathead might have been a 60. And the Transtar was the older one with a V8.
When that headliner inverted it popped down onto the top of my head and I thought the world was ending. Why I was going so fast was I wanted to see how fast that car would go, so I did it going down the hill on interstate 5 that drops down into the San Fernando Valley. Hit the top of the hill at 90 and floored it till that horrible moment. Then I just took my foot off the gas and tried to remember how to breathe. It didn't take long to figure out what had happened. I'd had all the windows open and the suction was pretty terrific at that speed. I never did find out if it would go any faster though, as you might imagine. (ps...I did NOT shit my pants. I was so scared all my bodily orifices had totally sealed up!)
The 62 with the 289 though. One late night in '68 me and some friends got a little high on amphetamines and decided to go to Nu-Pike in Long Beach. Around 40 odd miles. Traffic on the 405 was really light at night back in those days. I took that car up to 120 and held it there all the way. Didn't take but like 20 minutes. Sure glad I didn't get spotted by a CHP!
Yeah my father had recaps on some of his vehicle's....till he put the 49 in a dich after losing the cap on the tire.....didn't hurt it too bad, but scared the Bejesus out of him!
LoL!! I can imagine! Windows down at That speed has got to be pretty rough! I used to do the same thing though.....I'd get car and the Very First thing I would do is see what the "Top End" looked like.
The Fastest car I have ever owned was a 79 Oldsmobile Starfire.....it's the same car as the Chevy Monza, only Nicer! That car.....not as big as a Pinto (I know you remember the old Pinto Bombs) came from the Factory with a 350 4 barrel and 4 on the floor! Talk about something that would pin you in the seat! I raced a buddy of mine who had an 80's fox body mustang with a 302 down the interstate. .....The speedometer stoped at 85 mph.......but I held it to the floor and brought the needle Back around Tight against the resting peg on the other side. We figured I was running between 125 and 130.....and Still building speed! I got off of it when the front end started dancing uncontrollably from side to side.....That scared the Crap out of me!
20 minutes? Dude, That's what I call "Making Time"!! That's Awesome!! Yeah, had the CHP spotted you.....they'd probably put you Under the Jail! I had my run in's with them before......got an "Exhibition of Speed" ticket one time while living out there.....cost me $250.00 Plus $50.00 Cort fee Plus my insurance whent up! I was test driving a 1986 mustang GT 5.0 with a 5 speed.......wasn't My fualt the light at the intersection where the police headquarters werehad turned Green and I went Through the intersection sideways as a cop was pulling out!
I forget the name of the road, but it was in Poway, Ca. And it was a very tall hill that the road came down with Lot's of hair pin curves. ...and at the very bottom was the police department. I was so busy scarring the sales man that I forgot about the police department......I was down shifting into second gear on my approach to the intersection when the light suddenly changed so I grabbed third and yanked the wheel hard to the right to go back to the dealer. The cop pulled me over and asked why I was driving so fast....I told him "I'm running late for work." (At 2:00 in the afternoon ) The sales guy told him the Truth and the cop almost arrested me......but looking back, it was worth it! Hearing a Grown man of about 250 lbs Screeming like a little girl going through those turns......it was worth it.
Zillions and twillions of wabbits! Where are they all coming from?
Bugs Bunny:
[at an adding machine] From me, Doc. I'm multiplying, see? I'm multiplying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDR9_pMWDIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41G-ZbByBOI
*eyebrow wiggle*
*licks teasingly on a carrot...*
Seriously though, the rabbit plagues you get on our islands can be intense. There's nothing quite as maddening as walking across a paddock ankle-deep in wild rabbits. And the damn things KNEW you can't get 'em all, they just kinda lazily lope out of your way like' We ate your sheep while you slept. We are the grazers now.' Thankfully the myxy release seems to have stemmed the tide. With any luck we'll not see a rabbit island again.
However, ironically we've just invented the self-resetting bunny trap. There are plans to remove all introduced predators by 2050. (So try and remain a stranger if you plan on living that long.)
A self resetting rabbit trap? I'd like to see how that works. I'm not planning on either visiting NZ, nor living to 2050. I'd turn 101 in 2050. I think I'll be dust a bit before that. (actually though, when I die, I'll be cremated and sprinkled in the ocean, so part of me may come wash up on your shores.....but none of us will know)
It works by having a hormone bar inside a box. When a bunny head pokes in a gas cylinder drives a three inch metal spike into it, killing instantly. The body is then ejected. You'd think a pile of bodies would deter more buns, but it seems no. Hormones are powerful things.
Though I'm interested in the gene drive, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive#Mechanism breeding a species to extinction.
This must be noted down, that we may fight back when she rises once again to claim the world.
I already claim the underworld, and have complete dominion there. So I just like to make skirmishes into your upper world. You know. Keep you nervous and on your toes, kind of thing. (and collect a little fresh blood, of course)
Well would you mind not bursting forth from the Earth with quaking and destruction? It really messes up the burrow systems.
Queen of the Underworld does as she likes, but I'll think about it.
Maybe...
Oh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-m9uG50mSw
I admittedly don't know much about NZ, though my first thought was "Why do you not have Coyote's?" Or perhaps introduce them to the population? They are Strong Rabbit hunters, and I don't believe would pose much of a threat to the Sheep population. ....at least not Nearly as much as say Wolves. Even less if their numbers were kept in check.
Falcon's and Hawks would also work well.
Granted This approach is not perhaps the Most Humane per the Bleeding Heart's Club, Still it Is Nature at Her Most effective.
The problem I see with "Introduced Viruses" is that you Really don't know what it may mutate into.....right now, it kills bunnies. ...ten or twenty year's from now.....who knows?
We have falcons and hawks. They're... pretty useless. Their impact has been studied and quite simply they do little more than nibble at the edges. This in fact is an interesting and oft-overlooked fact; most deaths of most animals are not through predation but through disease and parasites. (By some good estimates half of all species are parasites, and pretty much everything that lives has at least one parasite species unique to it. ( https://parasiteecology.wordpress.c.....ife-parasites/ )
This speaks to the importance of a viral approach; within months of introduction myxomatosis was able to reduce the rabbit population a hundredfold. It of course rebounded (Evolving resistance as is expected.) But hasn't managed a quarter of its former strength. ( http://www.nature.com/nature/journa.....ture01346.html ) The population is also stable, predation tends to end up with 'boom and busts' where prey outbreed predators, fuel a predator boom then are hunted causing a predator dieoff. (Itself not a pleasant thing.) Viruses are able to evolve and adapt as fast as their hosts, matching more closely and being more stable.
The issue of viral mutation is not a particularly dire one; there are equivalent ones for predators. (The cane toad, intended to consume sugarcane beetles now plagues Australia eating native bugs and poisoning everything from kangaroos to dogs. (Yet more painful death.) Even bugs can go awry. (Our own native borer moths will target citrus trees, if they escaped to, say, California they could devastate the orange industry there.)
Most viruses are quite stable, the jump to a new species is difficult, myxomatosis for example hasn't been seen to 'jump' in its natural range or in introduced areas. (Though this was being studied at the time of the release, which was done illegally by farmers.) Viruses that do spread tend to be ones that already have to infect multiple species and have wide ranges. Avian flu viruses are notable here. (And containing them is nearly impossible.)
In the end one has to balance the risks of the control measure with the risks of not implementing it and is effectiveness. And when it comes to bunnies experience has shown that they're resilient and multitudinous. Interestingly predators are most effective at suppression when rabbit populations have already been reduced or hampered by disease or poor environment: ( http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/p.....in-new-zealand ) In this (and related studies) we see that in most favorable environments predator control has almost no impact due to outbreeding. But in lowland environments (Where waterlogging and disease are more prevalent, notably almost a quarter of all rabbit kits dying from drowning in flooded nests) predator control has a far greater impact since the prey species finds it harder to increase numbers. Which makes sense; in nature any species is controlled by predators, parasites AND the environment in equal measures, coming together to prevent runaway breeding.
Now I understand the situation Much better. However I do still have a question, what about hunting said Rabbit's or even the government offering a reward based on Head Count's?
That is how the Deer population is controlled here in the states......They have Three different hunting seasons (Bow, Black powder, and Rifle/Shot gun) and the kills are tagged and registered with the state. Also you have a Doe season and a Buck season......
There's no reward for Deer as it is very popular to hunt. However when the Black Bear population started booming here in Virginia, the local government Did post a $200.00 reward for every head that was produced during a Three month span.
Looking at all the wonderful information you have given me, I can see why it would be disastrous to introduce such predator's into the local eco system. It's Really sad though.....that so many innocent Bunnies have to die no matter what course of action you take. :(
Also, I was mistaken in my earlier replies. Myxomatosis was released here in 1950, but did not 'take', at the time rabbits did not have fleas to spread it. (Fleas arrived with pet bunnies from Australia later on.) Instead what was released here was RCD, Rabbit Calicivirus. This may prove a relief to you; Mxy takes 8-30 days to kill a rabbit whereas RCD works in less than two days by basically thickening the blood until the rabbit goes into a lethal faint.
Hunting here is mainly profit focused; there are three issues. The first issue is that while deer, pigs and goats breed slowly enough for hunting to be a reasonable control, (though this is far from a *substantial* control; it merely depresses the population.) rabbits (And importantly possums (not opossums, regular possums.) which eat both plants and animals, especially young animals ALIVE...) breed too rapidly. Large mammal populations are currently at levels around 100 times less dense than rabbits and possums giving each kill more impact. (As such our current policy on large introduced mammals is recreational hunting as control with extermination via hunting only used in designated wildlife reserves. https://geog397.wiki.otago.ac.nz/in.....in_New_Zealand )
The second issue is economics; given the small size of our country there is little demand for animal-based products. While larger mammals are hunted for their meat (and antlers) smaller ones like rabbits are hunted for their fur, which, while a significant industry, isn't nearly large enough to support a significant hunting industry. (For comparison a single angora rabbit farm supplies our domestic and overseas market. http://www.angorashearingshed.co.nz.....a-Rabbits.html And one thing you HAVE to see in our country is rabbit shearing.) Before disease our rabbit population covered 60% of our land area and numbered an estimated 660 million individuals. It's certainly simple enough to get a hundred rabbits in a morning's hunting so offering a bounty becomes expensive fast (While still doing little to reduce population.)
The third is terrain. Rabbits are predominantly found in hill country, most of our flat plains are used for crops and rabbits aren't too much of a problem there. (It's too wet plus fields are dug over regularly.) Rabbits are an issue i grazing land and native bush which tend to be far from human access and difficult to navigate.
In the end the sheer numbers of rabbits more than anything render hunting untenable. Over the past 200 years many things have been tried from arsenic to ferrets and nothing humans have done has had any impact bar RCD introduction. (Intensive poisoning works - for very small areas where new rabbits can be kept out.) http://maxa.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/publ.....p/rbag0010.htm In the end, like a lot of things and nature itself it's a complex issue with no easy or nice answers. This is why I am interested in the gene drive, if applied it could result in the destruction of all rabbits without inflicting any suffering on any affected individuals. It could well be the perfect solution, if we dare use it.
Though, just how long before it becomes the next "New and Greatest" Weaponof War?
I'm sure they'd be happy to see you.
And if they by any chance DID kinda do you in accidentally, be assured they'd eat you right on the spot to make sure not a shred of you was wasted. So you can feel secure in that.
Besides, awakening as a vampire isn't exactly the same as waking up. More like entering a cool dream world.
Best joke I've heard all year. Envy YOU?!?!?!?! Truth is they probably just want to harrass you cause you so funny lookin'. They aren't too mature in that respect. But then neither am I, cause I love to harrass you too.