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Marie5656 Forum-Blogger© Original500© Member  Just hanging out
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Eco-friendly kangaroo farts could help global warming Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say. Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who emit large quantities of the harmful gas. While the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack pushing out carbon dioxide, livestock passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions in some countries. "Fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in Australia is from enteric methane from cattle and sheep," said Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland state government. "And if you look at another country such as New Zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they're actually up around 50 percent," he told AFP. Researchers say the bacteria also makes the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers. "Not only would they not produce the methane, they would actually get something like 10 to 15 percent more energy out of the feed they are eating," said Klieve. Even farmers who laugh at the idea of environmentally friendly kangaroo farts say that's nothing to joke about, particularly given the devastating drought Australia is suffering. "In a tight year like a drought situation, 15 percent would be a considerable sum," said farmer Michael Mitton. But it will take researchers at least three years to isolate the bacteria, before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep. Another group of scientists, meanwhile, has suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos. The idea is controversial, but about 20 percent of health conscious Australians are believed to eat the national symbol already. "It's low in fat, it's got high protein levels it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the ultimate free range animal," said Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales's institute of environmental studies. "It doesn't get drenched, it doesn't get vaccinated, it utilizes food right across the landscape, it moves around to where the food is good, so yes, it's a good food." It might take a while for kangaroos to become popular barbecue fare, but with concern over global warming growing in the world's driest inhabited continent, Australians could soon be ready to try almost anything to cut emissions. Copyright © 2007 [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/afp/SIG=122dhv7qk/**http%3A%2F%2Fhttp://www.afp.com%2Fenglish%2Flinks%2F%3Fpid%3Dcopyright]Agence France Presse[/url]. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse. var ADFadids = "-1,1030392"; function ADFlaunch() {var w; var l="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12fg4bon6/M=224039.1983420.3465435.1919853/D=news/S=95959713:FOOT/_ylt=AqVUc.J4NhiuOctV0NlNqlGhOrgF/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1196910405/A=1030392/R=0/id=adfeedback/SIG=12ggqut7t/*http://surveys.yahoo.com/user_ad_feedback?source=95959713:FOOT&.q28=news&.q26="+ADFadids; w=window.open(l,"AdFeedbackWin","toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable,location=no,height=400,width=640"); } [size=Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. ]
 
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 .I find a kangaroo farting in a snowbank funny.
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AussiePam Original500© Member  Wild Child
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What a delightful thought!!! And I read the thread title quite differently, in the light of how we speak Down Under, and also because of the current situation here in Canberra where Kangaroo culling is in progress. It's always a bit controversial, but right now it's because of the poison darts being used. The culling is taking place because, in our current long term drought, the overpopulation of kangaroosters is causing a lot of ecosystem damage, as are the wild horses (brumbies) in the Snowy Mountains nearby. The latter are not native to Australia but have been here since white settlement began and are loved by many.. but I digress. A poof in Australia is someone who bats for the other side. No offence to any of that persuasion in this Forum, of course. So of course, gay kangaroos would be eco-friendly by not increasing the kanga population. Farting Down Under is called blowing off, which I understand has another meaning entirely in the States. Er.... but I hadn't heard about carbon footprint approved flatulence in our national symbol... gotta read up on that. I have seen kangaroos in the snow... thought they were just grazing... WOW. Now I know what they were really doing. There was a strange happy look in their eyes, I recall.
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Marie5656 Forum-Blogger© Original500© Member Just hanging out
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LOL, Aussie. never thought of the language difference. I have heard "poof" used your way though. I started using the word froma message forum I used to belong to which had members of all ages...lots of kids. The primary focus of the forum was for guinea pig owners. We used to cal their farts "poofs". Forgot that not all would get the meaning.
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