"Thanksgiving turkeys
"Fowl maths
"Nov 29th 2014

"Humans may soon have to look to their laurels as the planet's
dominant species. Turkeys, heretofore harmless, have been exploding in
size, swelling from an average 13.2lb (6kg) in 1929 to over 30lb
today. On the fairly scientific assumption that present trends will
persist, The Economist estimates that turkeys will be big as humans in
just 150 years. Before 6,000 years are out, turkeys will dwarf the
Earth itself.

"Scientists and industry experts claim that the burgeoning of turkeys
is largely the result of selective breeding. The fact that their
growth is artificial, and that most have lost the ability to fly,
suggest that all is not lost. Still, with nearly 250m turkeys gobbling
in America, the only prudent course of action this holiday season is
to eat them before they eat you."

http://www.economist.com/news/united...018-fowl-maths

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Bob
www.kanyak.com

"Opinicus" > wrote in message
...
> "Thanksgiving turkeys
> "Fowl maths
> "Nov 29th 2014
>
> "Humans may soon have to look to their laurels as the planet's
> dominant species. Turkeys, heretofore harmless, have been exploding in
> size, swelling from an average 13.2lb (6kg) in 1929 to over 30lb
> today. On the fairly scientific assumption that present trends will
> persist, The Economist estimates that turkeys will be big as humans in
> just 150 years. Before 6,000 years are out, turkeys will dwarf the
> Earth itself.
>
> "Scientists and industry experts claim that the burgeoning of turkeys
> is largely the result of selective breeding. The fact that their
> growth is artificial, and that most have lost the ability to fly,
> suggest that all is not lost. Still, with nearly 250m turkeys gobbling
> in America, the only prudent course of action this holiday season is
> to eat them before they eat you."
>
> http://www.economist.com/news/united...018-fowl-maths
>
> --

don't worry, they will become extinct due to global warming.