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...naturalists were trying to photograph a flock of greylag geese, but some inquisitive little mallards kept getting in the way. The photographer was doing his best to call them off. "Rangangangang, rangangang-ang!" he screeched, to no effect. Then he realized his mistake. "Sorry," he said. "I mean-quahg, gegegegeg, quahg, gegege-geg!" In his irritation, he had been addressing the mallards in greylag language...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Patient Naturalist | 5/19/1952 | See Source »

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