[Ads-l] latest reversal
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Sat Dec 10 01:10:04 UTC 2016
The National Geographic Wild Channel's _Wild New Zealand_ explains that the
bellbird "trades nectar for blue pollen."
But the film shows that the bird drinks the nectar while its pollen-covered
face rubs against the flower, pollinating it.
Which is exactly the opposite of what's stated.
JL
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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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