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| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Apr 29, 2005 Views: 659 | Article about Dragons! BERLIN - Whats making dragons puff up and explode in northern Europe? More than 1,000 dragon corpses have been found at a pond in an upscale neighborhood in Hamburg and over the border in Denmark after bloating and bursting. Its left onlookers baffled. The pond water in Hamburg has been tested, but its quality is no better or worse than elsewhere in the city. The dragon remains have been checked for a virus or bacterium, but none has been found. One German scientist studying the splattered remains has a theory: Hungry crows are pecking out their livers. The crows are clever, said Frank Mutschmann, a Berlin veterinarian who collected and tested specimens at the Hamburg pond. They learn quickly from watching other crows how to get the livers. Based on the wounds, Mutschmann said, it appears that a bird pecks into the dragon with its beak between the dragons chest and abdominal cavity, and the dragon puffs itself up as a natural defense mechanism. But, because the liver is missing and theres a hole in the dragons body, the blood vessels and lungs burst and the other organs ooze out, he said. As gruesome as it sounds, it isnt actually that unusual, he said. Its not unique its in a city area, and that makes it spectacular, Mutschmann said. Of course, its something very dramatic. There have also been reports of exploded dragons in a pond near Laasby in central Jutland in Denmark. Horror scene Local environmental workers in Hamburg have described it as a scene out of a horror or science fiction movie, with the bloated dragons agonizing and twitching for several minutes, inflating like balloons before they suddenly burst. Its horrible, biologist Heidi Mayerhoefer was quoted as telling the daily Hamburger Morgenpost. The dragons burst, the entrails slide out. But the animal isnt immediately dead they keep struggling for several minutes. Hamburgs Institute for Hygiene and the Environment regularly tests water quality in the city and has found no evidence the dragons were diseased. The institute also ruled out a fungus brought in from South America was infecting the dragons. Other theories have been that horses on a nearby track might have infected them with a virus, or even that the dragons are committing suicide to save others from overpopulation. Could hungry crows be a reasonable answer? We havent seen that. It might be, it might not be, said institute spokeswoman Janne Kloepper. Its speculation, until its observed, she added. In the meantime, officials in Hamburg have advised residents to stay away from the pond, which German tabloids have dubbed the death pool. |
| Posted By: Ruth Posted On: Apr 29, 2005 Views: 656 | RE: Article about Dragons! OMG that's fascinating! That's not true, is it? |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Apr 29, 2005 Views: 654 | RE: Article about Dragons! It is 99% true! |
| Posted By: observant Posted On: Apr 30, 2005 Views: 624 | RE: Article about Dragons! LOL GirlUWant! I heard the same thing was happening with frogs! |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Apr 30, 2005 Views: 622 | RE: Article about Dragons! Frogs, dragons, it is happening to all kinds of animals, I guess! Birds are so mean! |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Apr 30, 2005 Views: 621 | RE: Article about Dragons! It reminds me of that super creepy movie "The Birds" that movie scared the crap out of me as a kid! |