Re: Parrot worked to death?

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:06:29 +0100, Joanne <Joanne@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
> "Ocean of Nuance" <lizzardwomanRMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> Can I just ask a question here?
>>
>> How unheard of is a bird like this dying at 31?
>>
>> I have a scientific colleague who had some type of bird like this
>> (different
>> species) for several years.  One year it died suddenly and I'm guessing
it
>> was not wildly far from 31 based on what I know of the history.  Jaws
>> didn't
>> drop.
>>
>> sharon
>
>
> It's a good point.
>
> If 50 (I always believed the expectant age of a CAG was more comparable
to a
> human) is a normal full life for a CAG then 31 would compare to a human,
> whose expected life is about 75, passing at age 47.  It seems to me that
> something would show up on a medical autopsy to explain that premature
of a
> death in a human.  Why not in a bird?

Because we know less about birds?

> 31 is to 50  (50 may be questionable unless they are averaging pet birds
> that die of neglect very early)
> as
> 47 is to 75.


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