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| Chorus (repeated during breakdowns): | |||
| Verse 1: Brother Marquis | |||
| Sittin' at home with my dick on hard | |||
| So I got the black book for a freak to call | |||
| Picked up the telephone, then dialed the 7 digits | |||
| Said, "Yo, this Marquis, baby! Are you down with it?" | |||
| I arrived at her house, knocked on the door | |||
| Not having no idea of what the night had in store | |||
| I'm like a dog in heat, a freak without warning | |||
| I have an appetite for sex, 'cause me so horny | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Verse 2: Fresh Kid Ice | |||
| Girls always ask me why I fuck so much | |||
| I say "What's wrong, baby doll, with a quick nut?" | |||
| 'Cause you're the one, and you shouldn't be mad | |||
| I won't tell your mama if you don't tell your dad | |||
| I know he'll be disgusted when he sees your pussy busted | |||
| Won't your mama be so mad if she knew I got that ass? | |||
| I'm a freak in heat, a dog without warning | |||
| My appetite is sex, 'cause me so horny | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Verse 3: Brother Marquis | |||
| You can say I'm desperate, even call me perverted | |||
| But you say I'm a dog when I leave you fucked and deserted | |||
| I'll play with your heart just like it's a game | |||
| I'll be blowing your mind while you're blowing my brains | |||
| I'm just like that man they call Georgie Puddin' Pie | |||
| I fuck all the girls and I make 'em cry | |||
| I'm like a dog in heat, a freak without warning | |||
| I have an appetite for sex, 'cause me so horny. | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Breakdown(4x): | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Verse 4: Fresh Kid Ice | |||
| It's true, you were a virgin until you met me | |||
| I was the first to make you hot and wetty-wetty | |||
| You tell your parents that we're goin' out | |||
| Never to the movies, just straight to my house | |||
| You said it yourself, you like it like I do | |||
| Put your lips on my dick, and suck my asshole too | |||
| I'm a freak in heat, a dog without warning | |||
| My appetite is sex, 'cause me so horny | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Breakdown (repeated till end of track): | |||
| The '''Slender-billed Vulture''' (''Gyps tenuirostris'') is a recently recognized ] of ]. For some time, it was categorized with its relative the ] under the name of "Long-billed Vulture". However, these two species have non-overlapping distribution ranges and can be immediately told apart by trained observers, even at considerable distances. The Indian Vulture is found only to the south of the ] and breeds on cliffs while the Slender-billed Vulture is found along the ] regions and into ] and nests on trees. | The '''Slender-billed Vulture''' (''Gyps tenuirostris'') is a recently recognized ] of ]. For some time, it was categorized with its relative the ] under the name of "Long-billed Vulture". However, these two species have non-overlapping distribution ranges and can be immediately told apart by trained observers, even at considerable distances. The Indian Vulture is found only to the south of the ] and breeds on cliffs while the Slender-billed Vulture is found along the ] regions and into ] and nests on trees. | ||
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The Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) is a recently recognized species of Old World vulture. For some time, it was categorized with its relative the Indian Vulture under the name of "Long-billed Vulture". However, these two species have non-overlapping distribution ranges and can be immediately told apart by trained observers, even at considerable distances. The Indian Vulture is found only to the south of the Ganges and breeds on cliffs while the Slender-billed Vulture is found along the Sub-Himalayan regions and into Southeast Asia and nests on trees.
Description
This vulture is mostly grey-brown with a pale rump and grey undertail coverts. The thighs have whitish down. The neck is long, bare, skinny and black. The black head is angular and narrow with the dark bill appearing narrow midway. The ear opening is prominent and exposed.
Status
This species has suffered a marked decline in its numbers in recent years. Wild populations remain from northern and eastern India through southern Nepal and Bangladesh, with a small population in Burma. The only breeding colony in Southeast Asia is in the Steung Treng province of Cambodia. This colony is thought to number about 50–100 birds. The survival of the vultures in Cambodia may have been partly because diclofenac, which is poisonous to vultures, is not available there. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has placed the approximate number of slender-billed vultures living beyond confines at about 1,000 in 2009 and predictions estimate total extinction within the next decade amongst the wild population.
Conservation
The Slender-billed Vulture is a protected species listed on the appendix II list of CITES, because its numbers have declined rapidly. Its decline is largely due to the use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac in working farm animals, especially in India. Diclofenac is poisonous to vultures, causing kidney failure, and is being replaced by meloxicam (another NSAID), which is not toxic to Vultures. The retail sale of Diclofenac is banned by law in India, however is still acquired illegally and applied to livestock.
Captive-breeding programs in India are aiming to conserve the species, and it is hoped that vultures can be released back in the wild when the environment is free of diclofenac. Joint efforts between the RSPB and the Zoological Society of London have resulted in the first successful captive breeding in 2009. Two Slender-billed Vultures hatched and are being independently cared for in Haryana and West Bengal.
References
- Colony of Endangered Vultures Discovered in Cambodia
- birdlife.org
- BirdLife International 2004. Gyps tenuirostris. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 January 2008.
Citations
- Rasmussen, PC & JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions. p. 90.
- ^ Alleyne, Richard (August 6, 2009), "Endangered vulture could be saved thanks to help from RSPB", Telegraph.co.uk, retrieved 2009-08-06
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Indian vulture births are hailed Conservationists say they are delighted at the news that one of the world's most endangered birds has twice been successfully bred in India.", BBC News, August 6, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-06
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Press Association (August 6, 2009), "Boost for endangered vultures after captive breeding success Two slender-billed vultures born in RSPB breeding programme in India as wild population heads towards extinction", Guardian.co.uk, retrieved 2009-08-06
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