I bet you didnt know that

Lorelli! · 31-05-2018 02:38PM

McDonald's are the world's largest distributor of toys.

Sleepy · 31-05-2018 02:53PM

Lego manufacture more tyres per year than Dunlop, Goodyear et al combined.

Ipso · 31-05-2018 03:43PM

Kat1170 wrote: »

Actually that is the best outcome of that situation*, introducing foreign Flora and Fauna to an area rarely works out well. :mad::mad: It is a worldwide problem and one that is here in Ireland as well.

Zebra Mussels.
Signal Crayfish.
Grey Squirrel.

The list goes on and on ………..

*Of course the best thing is not to introduce them in the first place.

Invasive species can be a massive problem, another non native species to New Zealand are Trout.
I’m conflicted in this one, as someone who fly fishes New Zealand is on the bucket list of fishing destinatios (as are other places where the fish are invasive such as Patagonia).

Rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia after they were introduced.

greenspurs · 31-05-2018 04:14PM

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VW 1 · 31-05-2018 04:35PM

Interesting story on the eradication of invasive goats introduced to Pacific Island in the 1600s. When ground hunting failed, they resorted to sharpshooters from helicopters and what they termed "Judas Goats".

http://allthatsinteresting.com/project-isabela

sbsquarepants · 31-05-2018 04:38PM

cdeb wrote: »

Yeah, this was what I meant alright.

Also, the moose were brought in explicitly to be shot. It's not like they snuck in accidentally on a boat (as happens with smaller animals) and had to be eradicated

I can't be the only one who got a good giggle from the idea of a stowaway moose:D

wexie · 31-05-2018 04:40PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I can't be the only one who got a good giggle from the idea of a stowaway moose:D

nope

Big Nasty · 31-05-2018 04:51PM

VW 1 wrote: »

Interesting story on the eradication of invasive goats introduced to Pacific Island in the 1600s. When ground hunting failed, they resorted to sharpshooters from helicopters and what they termed "Judas Goats".

http://allthatsinteresting.com/project-isabela

I'm even more surprised that they had helicopters in the 1600s! :eek:

Professor Moriarty · 31-05-2018 05:08PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

I'm even more surprised that they had helicopters in the 1600s! :eek:

I bet you didn't know that.

New Home · 31-05-2018 05:09PM

I blame that Da Vinci kid.

New Home · 31-05-2018 05:29PM

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Capt'n Midnight · 31-05-2018 10:09PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

I'm even more surprised that they had helicopters in the 1600s! :eek:

Wibbs · 31-05-2018 10:49PM

New Home wrote: »

They're also one of the few venomous mammals around today. The males anyway. They produce a venom in glands in their hind legs that is injected through spurs on same, that while not fatal to humans causes truly excruciating pain, sometimes lasting for months, a pain that morphine doesn't dull. Though if my memory serves I think I posted this before...

wexie · 31-05-2018 11:19PM

Wibbs wrote: »

They're also one of the few venomous mammals around today. The males anyway. They produce a venom in glands in their hind legs that is injected through spurs on same, that while not fatal to humans causes truly excruciating pain, sometimes lasting for months, a pain that morphine doesn't dull. Though if my memory serves I think I posted this before...

I thought they were the only venomous mammals?

(and the memory aint 21 anymore either

)

mzungu · 31-05-2018 11:43PM

Mongolia is the worlds most sparsely populated country at 1.92 people per square kilometre. Although a rapidly increasing population may change this is the no so distant future. Ulaanbaatar is also the coldest capital city in the world (-1.3 degrees Celsius) thanks to the Siberian winds.

Wibbs · 31-05-2018 11:48PM

wexie wrote: »

I thought they were the only venomous mammals?

(and the memory aint 21 anymore either )

IIRC there are small insect eating shrews and a couple of bats with venomous saliva. The platypus has the most obvious and clear cut venom mind you.

New Home · 01-06-2018 05:59AM

Wibbs wrote: »

They're also one of the few venomous mammals around today. The males anyway. They produce a venom in glands in their hind legs that is injected through spurs on same, that while not fatal to humans causes truly excruciating pain, sometimes lasting for months, a pain that morphine doesn't dull. Though if my memory serves I think I posted this before...

Yep, I did know that! :pac:

wexie wrote: »

I thought they were the only venomous mammals?

(and the memory aint 21 anymore either )

Wibbs wrote: »

IIRC there are small insect eating shrews and a couple of bats with venomous saliva. The platypus has the most obvious and clear cut venom mind you.

You forgot about mothers-in-law! *badum tsss!* :pac:

pleas advice · 01-06-2018 06:40AM

cdeb · 01-06-2018 06:58AM

The slow loris is venomous too

(Insert Liverpool goalkeeper joke here...)

quickbeam · 01-06-2018 07:05AM

As they're Primates, I guess they're the closest venomous relative to us??

dinorebel · 01-06-2018 09:20AM

quickbeam wrote: »

As they're Primates, I guess they're the closest venomous relative to us??

You've obviously not met my wife.

Emmersonn · 01-06-2018 03:11PM

dinorebel wrote: »

You've obviously not met my wife.

Looks like we're married to sisters.

Ipso · 01-06-2018 03:37PM

mzungu wrote: »

Mongolia is the worlds most sparsely populated country at 1.92 people per square kilometre. Although a rapidly increasing population may change this is the no so distant future. Ulaanbaatar is also the coldest capital city in the world (-1.3 degrees Celsius) thanks to the Siberian winds.

They were also wuite good at doing the sparcing, back in the day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_under_the_Mongol_Empire