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April 14, 2008

Birdbrain: tough target.

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Seattle's winged rats are being stalked by a blowgun-wielding maniac who may be more of an unwitting wildlife acupuncturist than fearsome pigeon hunter.

From Slog:

Although the darts appear to have been expertly aimed, the pigeons continue to live and breathe because, according to Dr. Conrad Kornman at the Broadway Veterinary Hospital, the darts “missed all of their vital organs,” and, additionally, “their brains are very small.”