Among My Trivia, I Found A Very Disturbing Item / myLot

United States

December 19, 2016 4:38pm CST

The Audubon Society was named after John James Audubon who painted hundreds of bird pictures. His paintings were very realistic, but for a very disturbing reason, I think. He used freshly killed specimens and wired them into naturalistic poses. He said that birds lose their color quickly after they die, so he shot up to one hundred birds a day for his art. Those he had killed included eagles, owls, herons, and many other species of birds Do you think that the Audubon Society knew about this? Hmmmm.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94460)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

19 Dec 16

That is not nice to name a park in New Orleans in his memory if he was a bird killer for his artwork.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

20 Dec 16

I think it is shocking.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

20 Dec 16

@Deepizzaguy I thought so too.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94460)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

20 Dec 16

@IreneVincent The zoo in New Orleans is named in his memory. That is shocking indeed.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215346)

• Chile

19 Dec 16

You cannot judge what people used to do with our standards. Just a few decades ago, the most coveted garment a woman would want was a mink coat.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

20 Dec 16

That's true too

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73368)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

20 Dec 16

I don't know but that is the worst thing I have ever heard. Bad John. i would honor him with this song.

BIG BAD JOHN ~ Jimmy Dean (1961)

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

20 Dec 16

I remember that song.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

9 Jan 17

Think of the safaris in Africa where European and American hunters shoot big game just for the fun of it.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

9 Jan 17

Yes, I know they still get away with that somehow. I hate it. Especially, when the animals are endangered species. Here in the USA, deer hunting is legal during certain time periods and thousands of deer are killed. Not to mention squirrels and rabbits which many hunters kill for their dinner table. But, then think about the slaughter houses and all the beef, chicken and turkeys that are slaughtered. It's a crazy world.