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August 8[edit]

Rabbits in KY?[edit]

I am in an argument with my brother who posts the question "Do all wild rabbits in Kentucky have white tails?"98.19.132.102 (talk) 16:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First you'd have to identify all the species of rabbits and hares in Kentucky. That could take awhile. Then study them and find out about the tails. If so, there's probably an evolutionary reason for it, as with deer. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:34, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to go down the list of rabbit species in the Rabbit article. I did so briefly and I couldn't find anything but cottontails native to Kentucky, but you'll want to check it more carefully. Also Hare. APL (talk) 17:43, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another way of phrasing this assertion is "of the millions of wild rabbits in Kentucky, not a single one has a birth defect that removes the tail or makes it a different color, not a single one has had its tail bitten off by a fox, not a single one has been painted pink by cruel children or had its tail colored purple in a pokeberry patch". That seems like a tall order to me. --Sean 20:33, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would guess he's talking more about species than individuals, but perhaps he could clear that up for us? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

¶ [Who better than Bugs to expound upon the tails of his bluegrass relations? ;-) ] —— Shakescene (talk) 06:39, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those are some of my poor relations. They're always ready for a touch. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 10:26, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When I read the header, I had visions of a very down-market version of pheasant in aspic. :) -- JackofOz (talk) 05:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeh, you had to go and bring that up... along with the mental picture of the cliche about "mating" rabbits. Eek! Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 06:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Feet[edit]

Recently, there was an article in the news about a foot being found at a N.Y. recycling plant. Today it said on the news that the foot was that of a grizzly bear. Considering that the foot was apparently lacking coverings, how could the person waho found it mistake it for a human foot? (And, yes they did assume that that's what it was.) Also, is there anything on Wikinews about the feet that have been washing up on B.C. shorelines for a while now? Library Seraph (talk) 20:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, I can't believe we have an article about the BC feet. One of those was also fake/not human, if I remember correctly. Adam Bishop (talk) 20:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bear feet and human feet are actually quite similar, as noted briefly on Foot#Forensics. One of the external links on that page links to a comparison guide by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service here (pdf). Apparently it's really quite common, and bear paws have even been used to prank people! ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 21:36, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys! The pictures in that guide were quite enlightening-I can see how if someone found a foot and didn't look to closely, it might be mistakable for a human foot(Because seriously, who wants to do a rogorous investigation of a foot?) Library Seraph (talk) 19:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A question about changing lights[edit]

Hey yall Im trying to replace my passenger side fog like on my 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500hd, and i cannot seem to get the bolts that hold the bracket in place to come off or out. does anyone know if it is a special bolt or something or how to change the whole foglight assembly ? any advice would be helpfull and greatly appreciated, thanks yall

Saved from How to replace fog light assembly on 2002 chevrolet 2500hd on NPP. User directed to here. ninety:one 22:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try download manual or ask-an-expert. MuDor (talk) 23:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]