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California condor lays precious egg, first of its kind since 1930

msnbc.msn.com — A California condor has laid an egg in Mexico for the first time since at least the 1930s, biologists at the Zoological Society of San Diego announced Monday. If the chick hatches and survives, scientists hope it will herald the return of a breeding condor population to Mexico, decades after the iconic giant of the skies was wiped out there.

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  • bitt3n, on 10/12/2007, -7/+45they weren't wiped out, they all snuck across the border to work at Walmart.
  • LGod, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31Well, I guess no omelet then, huh.
  • vemerge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26"Weighing up to 26 pounds (12 kilometers) and with a wingspan of almost 10 feet (3 meters)"

    I wonder how much 12 kilometres weighs. :)
  • unknownsoldierX, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25MMMM .....Illegal omelet
  • wphj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I believe that DDT is mostly to blame. It made the eggshells break, which led to no chicks.
  • karel747, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Approximately 32 seconds.
  • AtheistAcolyte, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16I feel terrible that that's where my mind went first.
  • mattxb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14its Children of Men starring birds
  • iburyfamilyguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12For a while I thought it was a 77 year old condor.
  • 0044400, on 10/12/2007, -6/+16I don't understand that! No eggs since AT LEAST THE 1930's? WAIT!!!! What???? How did those condors have the baby?
  • Asianwaste, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I wonder if he'll sound like the condor in Warner Bros. cartoons: "Duh... Nope nope nope nope!"
  • crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10RABBIT FRICASSEE
    Source: Adapted from American Heritage Cookbook (1964)
    Serving Size: 4

    1 Whole Rabbit -- quartered
    Flour -- as needed
    1/4 Cup Butter
    Salt and Pepper -- to taste
    1 Medium Yellow Onion -- chopped fine
    1 1/2 Cups Red Wine
    Zest from 1/4 lemon
    2 Sprigs Parsley
    2 Stalks Celery
    1 Bay Leaf
    1 Tablespoon Butter
    1 Tablespoon Flour
    Chopped Parsley -- garnish

    Directions:
    Cut the rabbit into serving pieces and dust with flour.
    Heat butter in a skillet with a tight-fitting lid, add rabbit pieces, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fry until nicely browned on all sides.
    Now stir in onion and cook for a few minutes.
    Next, pour in the wine. Tie Lemon rind, parsley, celery, and bay leaf in a little cheesecloth and drop into the skillet. Cover and simmer gently until meat is tender - takes about 1 hour.
    Lift rabbit onto a hot serving platter. Discard seasoning bag.
    Work flour and butter together until well blended, then add to liquid, and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce bubbles.
    Pour over rabbit and sprinkle top with chopped parsley.
  • dannybull, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11power lines where they get electrocuted, roadkill on highways where birds get hit by cars, and later DDT.... probably farmers killing them to protect animals (sheep, goats, ect.) I would guess too...
  • Nyvhek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The title is a bit misleading...it's the first egg laid *in Mexico* since the 1930s. They apparently became (locally) extinct in Mexico for a time until they were reintroduced in 2002.
  • timlopez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@kertong

    Natural reproduction/re-population VS endangered species rehabilitation
  • bkuner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5If you read the article it tells you the theory behind the decline. In particular:

    "A type of vulture, the condor scavenges dead fish and animals — as coastal population of seals and otters declined, so too did the bird. The use of poison to kill California's grizzly bears in the 1800s also devastated numbers, and lead shot remains a potential source of poison. Hunting, egg collecting and power cables were also blamed for hurting the creature's numbers."
  • chubbymidget, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Damn Mexicans steal our jobs now our condors.

    Carlos feel free to steal that joke.
  • ozid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+60044400: Obviously the condors are having c-sections.
  • Gizza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Your title just says a bird laid an egg. Nothing amazing about that. But the first of its kinda since 1930!?! Even though that title is kinda incorrect it does sound a lot more interesting.

    Oh, and quit whining. Does it really matter if you dont make the front page? Sometimes I wish they would remove all stats from Digg so no body knew digg counts or who submitted or who dugg. Thats the only way Digg will every be truly fair.
  • TheNik, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Ugly? These birds are huge and very neat to watch fly. The females are a bit flamboyant in their heads, but still.
  • theconartist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3WHOOSH!!!!!

    molecool, the thing that just flew over your head wasn't a condor.
  • MiDri, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@asianwaste -- I think your quote answers your own question...
  • shinelikeitdoes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4they gave the parents such affectionate names. "female 217".

    reads like my little black book.
  • eliomar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3reminds me of dave chappel with the t-rex egg.

    I'm glad, cause now there is hope for the condors in that area.
  • Miraa, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Ok, not to be a jerk, but I submitted this story over a day before this guy--and he goes to the top of the list. See http://digg.com/environment/California_condor_lays_egg_in_Mexico

    Anyone else tired of submitting stories "ahead of the curve", and getting no action? Does Digg just favor certain users, or does one have to market the story better buy using key phrases? Maybe I should have written "Apple! Jobs! California condor... Digg! Gates!"

    Frustrated in Diggnation...
  • Sam0n, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I did.
    I CALL THE PHOENIX MATERIA
  • Triene, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I didn't think omlette, I thought FF7.

    Anyone else?
  • shinelikeitdoes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3pleeaaaassee...skeksis...frieeeend...
  • kertong, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I don't mean to flame or troll, this is an honest question: How does one egg affect the outcome of an entire population of birds? Would love to hear some input. thanks!
  • whiledo, on 03/25/2009, -1/+3@bobbrown

    Not even close.

    http://www.mossroot.com/images/mariboustork-01.jpg
    http://www.dimijianimages.com/More-page2/marabou.jpg
  • garyh84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why would you start your book off at 217? As well, why did you not just write 'mommy'?
  • MrPens, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This story sounds like a spoof of children of men. What now chicks of condors?
  • timlopez, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Who killed the most? God or Satan?
  • Schandlich, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@0044400

    Location is everything.

    If the chick hatches and survives, scientists hope it will herald the return of a breeding condor population to "MEXICO", decades after the iconic giant of the skies was wiped out "THERE".
  • WiseElben, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Anyone played the game Ragnarok Online before? I killed hundreds of Condor eggs there...
  • kertong, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@timlopez

    Thanks. I'm curious though - if there is only ONE egg right now, and according to the article, that young condor born from the egg won't be ready to mate for another 7 years - what will happen to the other condors by then? What is the lifespan of one, anyway?
  • bobbrown, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Ugliest bird ever.
    http://www.scienceviews.com/animals/images/SIA0368.jpg
  • molecool, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4bloody Americans - the metric system is not exactly difficult to grasp.... I mean, the word 'meter' after 'kilo' should have been a hint.
  • aserer511, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1One omlette, peppers, ham and jalapeños, please.
  • CyberSol, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I thought of breakfast too.
  • cafzal, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6How did it get wiped out?

    I assume intrusive human activity...
  • helios6902, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Too bad the California Condor population can't sustain itself with the few wild birds in existence now. The park service apparently has to routinely place a slaughtered pig or cow near the birds when food gets scarce.

    I'm glad that we're bringing the population back to life (we killed them off the first time with DDT) but doesn't it kinda suck that their still reliant on humans feeding them to survive?
  • eleventybillion, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Oy vey! The goyim!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1well it has to be, right? if the last egg was laid in 1930, the condor has to be at least 77 years old. do the math.
  • Harrison88, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Oh right it's a bird? I thought it was a lizard. Hmmm... does it taste like chicken?
  • smithfly114, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1How did it get wiped out in Mexico in the first place?
    It is one ugly ass bird, I can't image anyone wanting one in their living room.
  • ButterBuddha, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2omelet?? overeasy with hashbrowns
  • superKduper, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2Keep it away from little goyeshe kids this Easter. And if it hatches, it better not try to fly across the border, or our Minutemen will shoot it.

    (On a more serious note, thousands of goyim buy bunnies as toys on Easter and abandon them shortly after. If this bothers you, find a local bunny rescue in your area and give them a donation.)

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