More Captive Hellbender Reproduction At St. Louis Zoo!

[Justin Spencer]

If you dont want to trade for a spotted owl, Ive got an even better deal. How about my Pileated woodpecker. I put some white paint on him. He looks just like an Ivory billed woodpecker. Every couple of years I take him down to

arkansas and let him fly around. It really stirs them up down there!

they are easy to fool down there,it sure boosts tourism

[Tim Smith]

If you dont want to trade for a spotted owl, Ive got an even better deal. How about my Pileated woodpecker. I put some white paint on him. He looks just like an Ivory billed woodpecker. Every couple of years I take him down to

arkansas and let him fly around. It really stirs them up down there!

The recent sightings also included recorded calls. Can ya splain how ya did that part?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428132236.htm

[lee G.]

I had a recorded call of my own? All kidding aside, the call of the Ivory Bill sounds like a cross between the call of the Passenger Pigeon and the Carolina Parakeet, I mixed those two and played them, that also accounts for the reports of ZZ Top music coming out of the deep swamps at nite down there. I didnt get the whole CD erased when I re-recorded over it.

[Tim Smith]

I had a recorded call of my own? All kidding aside, the call of the Ivory Bill sounds like a cross between the call of the Passenger Pigeon and the Carolina Parakeet, I mixed those two and played them, that also accounts for the reports of ZZ Top music coming out of the deep swamps at nite down there. I didnt get the whole CD erased when I re-recorded over it.

Well I'm glad all kidding is aside.

I always thought pecker woods were the natural habitat for ZZ Top so that all makes perfect sense to me.

[lee G.]

I guess that,s a no vote for ZZ Top?

[Tim Smith]

I guess that,s a no vote for ZZ Top?

Not at all.

ZZ Top is a great band. But they didn't get those beards in Los Angeles.

[lee G.]

O.K.! A yes vote!

[LarrySTL]

Here's another Yes vote for ZZ Top !

[Seth]

We see a lot of those on the Gasconade here around home while gigging in the winter. Last year there was a mud flat near Vienna, MO that was loaded with them! I've seen them a few times in the past but never like that. It was pretty cool!

[LittleRedFisherman]

AGFC studies the Hellbender pretty intestively in the Eleven Point, here's a link to a show they did showing a little of what they do..This video has some fishing footage in it to, but the hellbender portion is on the back half.

http://vimeo.com/30318567