Mass_Driver comments on Open Thread: May 2010

Mass_Driver 4 May 2010 4:14 UTC
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The link seems to be dead or misspelled.
- JoshuaZ 4 May 2010 4:26 UTC
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  Misspelled. Edited for correct link.
  - Mass_Driver 4 May 2010 5:12 UTC
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    The BBC appears to have at least partially withdrawn their article about the parrot in question:
    
    Note: This story about animal communication has replaced an earlier one on this page which contained factual inaccuracies we were unable to correct. As a result, the original story is no longer in our archive. It is still visible elsewhere, via the link below: ‘Parrot oratory stuns scientists’
    
    New BBC News Article
    - thomblake 4 May 2010 13:40 UTC
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      skeptic article about the parrot
    - JoshuaZ 4 May 2010 5:17 UTC
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      Hmm, that’s very interesting. I think I’ve seen the overcorrection claim before but then definitely don’t have anything resembling a good citation.