Don't Know What To Think Here... 'Rabbit Born Without Ears Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant' (w/Video)

WillyT

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Sun Jun-12-11 05:27 PM
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Don't Know What To Think Here... 'Rabbit Born Without Ears Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant' (w/Video)

Edited on Sun Jun-12-11 05:29 PM by WillyT

I mean... is this a "normal" rabbit birth defect ??? :shrug:

Rabbit born without ears near Fukushima nuclear plant
From: The Daily Telegraph
June 13, 2011 7:27AM

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FRESH fears over a nuclear leak at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima plant have re-ignited after a rabbit born close to the facility was found to have no ears. Locals have been left wondering whether this earless bunny - found near the facility at the end of last month - was the first sign of side-effects from the nuclear catastrophe.

The Fukushima plant suffered terrible damage when a tsunami, triggered by an earthquake, swept through the facility in March, destroying reactors. Following a blast at the plant that caused initial leaks, officials warned people living near Fukushima to stay indoors, turn off airconditioning and stop drinking tap water.

Since then experts have been nervously watching radiation levels around the plant. The Japanese government has already more than doubled the estimate for the amount of radiation released by the plant.

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More (w/Video): http://www.news.com.au/world/rabbit-born-without-ears-near-fukushima-nuclear-plant/story-e6frfkyi-1226074074221

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AndyTiedye

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Sun Jun-12-11 05:31 PM
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1. k/r

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Poll_Blind

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Sun Jun-12-11 05:35 PM
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2. The gestation period of a rabit is about a month so it's well within the timeframe.

Radioactive fallout is extremely dangerous for developing or young organisms. Without ears to direct sound and thus hear predators, this animal's survival in a natural environment would be compromised. I have also heard on more than one occasion that any animal which you see, which has a severe external defect such as this, also likely suffers from internal deformities as well.

Still, I suppose some will come along and herald it as a breakthrough in convenience: The rabbit can finally use ear buds to listen to its iPod!

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Zoeisright

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Sun Jun-12-11 05:39 PM
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3. There are going to be birth defects for thousands of years in that area.

Every living creature will be affected.

Which proves nukes are uncontrollable poison that gets into YOUR DNA.

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PCIntern

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Sun Jun-12-11 05:41 PM
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4. But if the mommy rabbit had been eating bananas or lived in a stone house,

that would have been quite possible! Check the threads from the time of the disaster - they'll set you straight!!

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