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Errrrr., Murray... I don't 'zactly HAVE them ducks! These came along with my new condo, in company with an awful lotta squirrels, hummingbirds, a possum family (they look like giant sewer rats!) <YUCK> (shuddering), and are easily the size of a full-grown Cocker Spaniel! There're also a coupla-three large tortoises sun themselves on the boulders that thrust skyward from the sides of the ponds. No one here has a clue just how many tortoises actually live here because they all (both?) look the same when ya look them. At least two of the tortoises are a about 50 to 60 years old, according to the vet, and that's actually their prime of life for this kind of animal. Our "resident ducks" have provided great entertainment for me, especially when the dozen or so goslings hatched. It's been SOO exciting watching the goslings grouch. and also to see how devoted the mother ducks are to their babies/ ducks. It's also endearing to watch the mother ducks tenderly nurture, and teach their babies the things they will need to grow to maturity. The wild life going on about living has enchanted me, relaxing me better than any pill or alcoholic beverage could ever do.; Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 1:55 PM Subject: Re: Brain cells linked to a Robot On 17 Jun 2000, at 14:48, Joao Carvalho wrote: > Hey folks , how about this : > > From the New York Times. > June 15, 2000 > > Team Links Brain Cells With a Robot > > In another triumph of the scientific imagination, researchers have > created a fish on wheels. Actually, they took part of the brain of a > lamprey, an aquatic parasite, and connected it to a mobile robot, > producing what they call an "artificial animal." > SNIP > > Cheers, > Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil Holy Smoke! Gee Joao, if they can't cure Parkinson's maybe they can at least send me a "mermaid" to look after me.... (Barb M has *ducks*) [log in to unmask]