An Ostrich That Deserved To Die
Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 8. Sir Harold Scott, formerly patliolbgist to the Zoological Society, Writing ■' ih the Daily Telegraph about the death of the ostrich in the Dublin Zoo, as tiie result Of the hird eating a number of metal objects, recalls • that" the stbmach of an ostrich Which ? died in the London Zoo some years ago, contained the following : -—Three handker chiefs, three gloves, three feet of cord, two iron Staples, Ohe four inch nail, two halfpennies, two farthings, one franc, one motorcycie valve, part of a magneto spantter, one coilar stud, dne lead pencil, one picture hanger, one alarm cloek winder, one watch swivel, a fragnieiit of a locket chain, one wooden fllm roll and orie screw. Sir Harold adds that the hird died as the result of swalloWiiig a tin opener which perforated the gizzard ahd eiitered a large veifii
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 February 1949, Page 5
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