A Conversation for Capercaillie - the Bird
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Titania (gone for lunch) Started conversation Oct 15, 2002
The male capercaillies are blind and deaf to everything around them during the third part of their sound performance - the hissing sound.
In the old times when rifles had a much shorter range, this made it possible for hunters to take about 3 steps closer and then stop and wait for the next hissing, take another 3 steps, and so on...
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Oct 15, 2002
Duuuh... can't spell, can I?
Maybe you should have mentioned that the males can be pretty aggressive, and has been known to even attack humans - so anyone wanting to have a closer look might want to be a bit cautious...
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Bogie Posted Oct 15, 2002
Thanks for the info. I'll add it to the page when I request an update.
B.
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Oct 15, 2002
It was one of my old school teachers who told me this once upon a time (I checked on the Internet to verify it) - not only had he been sneaking up on a capercaillie in order to take a photo, and then been attacked by it when he wasn't standing still enough to remain undetected - he could also make a splendid imitation of its sound!
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