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Skriven 2007-11-10 08:49:58 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: DULLES THOUGHT 71110
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Glen Jamieson <=-

 CS> How big are dingos?  I though tthey were basically wild dogs?
 
 GJ>   Their size is about the same as a dalmation or slightly
 GJ> smaller.  Do you know the Kelpie sheepdog, which is part dingo?  If

 CS> Dalmations are pretty big but thinner than most of their size.
 
About the same body size.  Dingos' legs are a little shorter.

 GJ> you do, like that.  Normally dingos are solitary dogs, but occasionally
 GJ> they hunt in small, family packs.

 CS> Ok, not normal doggie behavior there <g>.

No, although around Darwin there has been some trouble with dingos
interbreeding with stray dogs of other breeds, and these feral dogs
have formed packs which have attacked domestic dogs and other pets.
 
 GJ> In any case such conjecture is unlikely to be settled by southern USA
 GJ> being overrun by millions of rampaging roos.
 CS> Alt history book time?

Possibly.

The only example I can think of where an Australian animal has been
introduced and over-run a country is New Zealand, where someone long
ago thought it would be nice to let a few pretty ring-tail possums
loose.  Without any natural predators, they thrived, and have evolved
into a larger size, with some reports of them becoming carnivorous.

In Australia fossils have been discovered of a giant, carnivorous
kangaroo that became extinct many thousands of years ago.  Imagine the
mahem which would result from something like that breeding up in the
badlands of Arizona and then advancing by leaps and bounds in their
hundreds towards the cities!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Slippery Bob
 Categories: Australian, Cerebral, Offal, Exotics
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      2    Kangaroo Brains
    1/2 pt Milk
      4 oz Plain Flour
      1 md Egg
           S&P
    1/2 lb Emu fat
 
  Soak the kangaroo brains in salted or acidulated water 1 hour, then
  remove any membranes as usual. Poach in salted water until firm, then
  remove and allow to cool, weighted as usual. Meanwhile, prepare
  batter in the usual way from milk, flour and egg. Season and leave
  for an hour while the brains cool.
  
  When brains are cold, cut into slices, dip into batter and fry in the
  rendered Emu fat.
  
  Serve with deep respect for the fortitude of your ancestors.
  
  Recipe IMH after Jane Grigson and "Early Settler's Household Lore" Mrs
  Pescott. From: Dave Drum Date: 08-19-00
 
MMMMM
 

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