Saturday, February 4, 2006

Can karate experts keep pesky parrots at bay?

What do you do when you're in New Zealand and you want to hold a classic car rally? You hire martial arts experts to deal with "feathered terrorists" -- parrots known as Keas that display a destructive fondness for bright, shiny objects.

Remind us not to play any Kiwi accordion festivals, OK? Those birds would probably love to peck out a tune on an instrument made of chrome and mother-of-pearl, and we're still not fully recovered from taking the stage after the sheep-shearing competition at the Utah State fair.

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