Ostrich reading a newspaper with the zookeeper, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1951
Ostrich reading a newspaper with the zookeeper, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1951
Angela Rasmussen, an avian flu virologist at the University of Saskatchewan, reviewed journalists' findings and dismissed claims the farm was engaged in any groundbreaking research. "I think calling it scientific work is quite generous. I call it a scam."
#BCPoli #CDNPoli #CFIA #UniversalOstrichFarm #Ostriches #SnakeOil #Homeopathy #Naturopathy #Edgewood #Pseudoscience
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ostrich-farm-arguments-cull-9.7157710

The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada’s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on falsehoods.
No more Arabian Ostrich 😭
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1900937/no-more-arabian-ostrich
Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–38).
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library
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#anatomy #animals #zoology #bones #ostriches #birds #skeletons #osteology #creatures #skulls #art #publicdomain
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won’t stop posting about