Cygnet stoned to death

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black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and

life buoys at a Nottingham park.

 

The three-month-old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill

Park in Arnold on Monday night.

 

A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing

stones at the swans and ducks.

 

Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the

park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the " horrific attack " to

contact police.

 

'Closely monitored'

 

Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and

youth, said: " [The attack] has devastated both staff and park users.

 

" We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond

and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet.

 

" It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had

only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well. "

 

The cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to

hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork Cygnet stoned to death Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The

cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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Except that wasn't Darwin, it was Spencer. Darwin spoke of "naturl selection".

 

BB

Peter

 

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Angelo Dicks

Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:27 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork Cygnet stoned to death Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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Tis human to err. Spensor who.--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Peter <metalscarab wrote:

Peter <metalscarabRe: Cygnet stoned to death Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 7:06 AM

 

 

 

Except that wasn't Darwin, it was Spencer. Darwin spoke of "naturl selection".

 

BB

Peter

 

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Angelo Dicks

@gro ups.com

Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:27 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> Cygnet stoned to death@gro ups.comWednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The

cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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My mistake. This survival of the fittest, wich I have here sought to express in mechanicle terms, is that wich Mr. Darwin has called natural selection, or the presevation of favored races in the struggle of life.--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Peter <metalscarab wrote:

Peter <metalscarabRe: Cygnet stoned to death Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 7:06 AM

 

 

 

Except that wasn't Darwin, it was Spencer. Darwin spoke of "naturl selection".

 

BB

Peter

 

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Angelo Dicks

@gro ups.com

Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:27 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> Cygnet stoned to death@gro ups.comWednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The

cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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Hi Angelo

 

It's one of those wonderfully common myths... it was Herbert Spencer - he applied Darwin's concepts of evolution to economics and coined the term "survival of the fittest". It's not necessarily a bad definition of Darwin's views, but it wasn't Darwin's own words :-)

 

BB

Peter

 

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Angelo Dicks

Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:02 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

Tis human to err. Spensor who.--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Peter <metalscarab wrote:

Peter <metalscarabRe: Cygnet stoned to death Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 7:06 AM

 

 

 

Except that wasn't Darwin, it was Spencer. Darwin spoke of "naturl selection".

 

BB

Peter

 

-

Angelo Dicks

@gro ups.com

Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:27 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> Cygnet stoned to death@gro ups.comWednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.

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Thanks--- On Sun, 5/25/08, Peter <metalscarab wrote:

Peter <metalscarabRe: Cygnet stoned to death Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 8:09 PM

 

 

 

Hi Angelo

 

It's one of those wonderfully common myths... it was Herbert Spencer - he applied Darwin's concepts of evolution to economics and coined the term "survival of the fittest". It's not necessarily a bad definition of Darwin's views, but it wasn't Darwin's own words :-)

 

BB

Peter

 

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Angelo Dicks

@gro ups.com

Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:02 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

Tis human to err. Spensor who.--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Peter <metalscarab@ gmail.com> wrote:

Peter <metalscarab@ gmail.com>Re: Cygnet stoned to death@gro ups.comFriday, May 23, 2008, 7:06 AM

 

 

 

Except that wasn't Darwin, it was Spencer. Darwin spoke of "naturl selection".

 

BB

Peter

 

-

Angelo Dicks

@gro ups.com

Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:27 PM

Re: Cygnet stoned to death

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Darwin holds true 'survival of the fittest,'

But it is a shame from a species whos name deriviates from being humane how in-humane they are.--- On Wed, 5/21/08, heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> wrote:

heartwerk <jo.heartwork@ gmail.com> Cygnet stoned to death@gro ups.comWednesday, May 21, 2008, 6:55 AM

 

 

black cygnet is thought to have been pelted to death with stones and life buoys at a Nottingham park. The three-month- old swan was found dead near the pond in Arnot Hill Park in Arnold on Monday night. A group of youths had been moved off the park earlier for throwing stones at the swans and ducks. Councillor Wendy Golland from Gedling Borough Council, which owns the park, appealed for anyone who witnessed the "horrific attack" to contact police. 'Closely monitored' Councillor Golland, the council's portfolio holder for leisure and youth, said: "[The attack] has devastated both staff and park users. "We are very proud of the wildlife, both in the park and on the pond and unfortunately this was the only surviving cygnet. "It was being closely monitored by our parks rangers and they had only recently reported that it was healthy and doing really well." The

cygnet's mother laid four eggs earlier in the year. One failed to hatch and two other cygnets died after a few days.