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Show Navy Helicopter Captures Antarctic Penguins for Zoo SCHENECTADY, N. Y. A technique tech-nique for capturing Antarctic penguins pen-guins that involves a helicopter and football tactics was described by a bird curator. Malcolm Davis of the national zoological park in Washington told of a recent navy expedition to collect col-lect live penguins for the zoo. It was the first time a helicopter had been used to hunt the large birds, he said in a General Electric science forum broadcast. "The pilot would fly his whirligig whirli-gig aircraft close to the penguins and the big birds would head inland." in-land." Davis said. "The pilot then would land the plane and the two-man two-man crew would tackle the birds It offered a chance for some rough-and-tumble fun." Color Has Meaning The pink or red color of meat Is due to the hemoglobin of the blood still present in the tissues and to the hemoglobin of the muscle. Papaya Tree Papaya (Carica papaya), a large treelike, herbaceous plant, produces pro-duces an edible fruit that resembles resem-bles a melon, particularly a cantaloup. canta-loup. It is indigenous to tropical America but has spread to many other parts of the tropics and as far north as latitude 32 degrees. The plant reaches a height of 25 or 30 feet, looks something like a palm, to which it is not related, and usually is without branches. The large, deeply lobed leaves are generally borne near the apex; the fruits are clustered near the leaf stems close to the woody, grayish trunk. Papaya trees or plants are easily propagated from seed and grow rapidly. They begin to bear fruit within 10 to 14 months after germination of the seed but live only 4 or 5 years. They give best results in regions having a warm , climate and deep, well-drained loamy soils. Cool nights and excessive ex-cessive moisture, even in tropical areas, are often unfavorable factors. fac-tors. Trumpeter Swans In Alaska Rare trumpeter swans are appearing ap-pearing in southeastern Alaska in growing numbers in both winter and summer, according to reports sent in by observers of the Fish and Wildlife service. In addition to the wintering flocks totaling nearly 300, reports have come in of birds summering on the small lakes among the islands, and on several occasions the young have been observed. ob-served. Once an abundant bird, the trumpeter swan population declined declin-ed so rapidly during the early part of the century that the species was thought to be extinct. Early destruction de-struction resulted primarily from the heavy trading ;n the bird's down and breast skin. Later the population was further depleted when the breeding grounds of the swans were taken over for farm: and ranches. Thick Forelegs in Figs Occasionally, litters are found in vhich one or more pigs show marked enlargement of the forelegs fore-legs below the elbow joint. The skin is tense and may have a pur-plj pur-plj hue. The affected animals have difficulty in standing and moving about and. as a result, they usually di-. from starvation in two or three days. The condition is hereditary and usually can be prevented from showing up again in the herd by changing either sires or dams. Buy or Sell with a News Want-Ad. Good manners is good form, even on the highways. |
