I got some old, old pictures of me, in the animal room at NCSU, holding one male and one female Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica):
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Quail And I
Category: Birds • Personal
Posted on: August 13, 2008 6:08 PM, by Coturnix
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mmmmmmmm. can haz?
Posted by: SockMonkey | August 13, 2008 7:12 PM
It was a Japanese quail in a Skinner box that convinced me that there was animal intelligence B F refused to acknowledge.
Posted by: 6EQUJ5 | August 13, 2008 7:33 PM
Maaaaan, you sure were one Long SKIN-NAY drink of water back in the day, weren't you?
@ SockMonkey: You mean you'd eat his science project? Who do you think you are, his dog? his kid brother? :-)
@ 6EQUJ5: BFS was full of BS. :-\
Posted by: themadlolscientist, FCD | August 19, 2008 12:41 AM
They do taste good. Don't tell my IACUC I know this little fact.
Posted by: Coturnix | August 19, 2008 12:44 AM