Enormous Goose Found in Australia

msnbc | 8-18-02 | crystalk

[Fabozz]

"And, like all geese, they would have been quite aggressive. You would have been wise to steer clear."

Mind you, goose bites can be pretty nasty.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

Good find, Judy. All I can say is that I've never heard of 'Utopia' (and I get around Australia quite often), I haven't heard anything about fossilised geese in our media here, and there's no listing for 'Utopia' in the phone book. There is some big archaeological news here, though; a COMPLETE skeleton of a large marsupial lion was found in a cave on the Nullarbor recently. Best regards, By.

[crystalk]

It was given as a straight story with some detail on MSNBC on Sunday. I only typed an abridgement, the original story is some 5 times as long.

[crystalk]

It was stated to be found at "Al Coota, near Utopia in the central Australian desert."

Look at:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/794961.asp?pne=msn

[Swanks]

We had his ancestor on our office grounds in NJ. Nastiest, strongest goose you ever saw. Called him "Rambo". He'd hang out in front and attack people coming out. Once he knocked the CEO to the ground (due to ice) and drew blood.

Even the Border Collies were afraid of Rambo.