A vulture boarded a plane at Stansted yesterday carrying two dead raccoons. "I'm sorry, Sir", said a member of cabin crew, "only one carrion allowed per passenger".
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Stumpy Tim
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Which airline is this? Most airlines allow two bags on board so that's fishy for starters. More fundamental however is the lack of ID for the vulture. I find it highly unlikely the vulture would be able to board without a passport, and as far as I know birds haven't yet been mandated passports? How did the vulture pay for the flight too?
I suggest you check your sources on this one
I suggest you check your sources on this one
How would a vulture even manage to carry TWO dead racoons? One in its beak, and then what? Under its wing?
I also call bullshit.
I also call bullshit.
Postman Pat
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You question that and not why an animal that can fly was getting on a plane?
Vultures are notoriously LAZY, to be fair.
Cian
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Presumably from a vulture fund.
I'd be more concerned as to why a bird needs to fly via an aircraft.
Pavilionaire
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I have it on good authority that the raccoon is not an indigenous species in the county of Essex and so find this story hard to believe. Are you sure the vulture wasn't in possession of a pair of young badgers which, from a distance, would look remarkably similar?
pasty
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Was going to question the very same thing. Vultures have been known to ascend to over 30,000 feet and can fly for around 6 hours without even flapping their wings. Why bother getting on a plane?
Lankyseagull
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Was it a New World Vulture from California/South America or an Old World Vulture from Africa? Irrespective, I'm not sure that you can fly direct to either direct from Stansted.
Why would a Vulture need a plane, surely it can fly itself?
Why would a Vulture need a plane, surely it can fly itself?
skipper734
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It's to big anyway, wouldn't fit in the overhead locker. Plus the Vulture probably doesn't fly with their own carry on.
Most people can walk but they still get in cars etc!!!!!
Superphil
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Easyjet only allow only one bag, well they did last Saturday.
Stumpy Tim
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I flew EasyJet on Sunday and I had two. One was a laptop bag though
MattBackHome
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I reckon a vulture could fit both dead raccoons into it's beak at once, provided they weren't fully grown.
Having said that,
Bolton va va
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Surely the racoons, although dead, possibly contained more than 100ml of liquid? Thus this can't be true, unless security haven't done their job properly.
Postman Pat
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So to confirm, a vulture was visiting the UK, maybe to visit some relatives at a zoo? Decided he didn't fancy flying back, as vultures are a fundamentally lazy bird, so decided to buy a plane ticket.
He somehow accrued some money and a passport and was able to book a flight on a plane leaving from Stanstead to an unspecified destination.
At some point he acquired two dead raccoons, despite them not being an indigenous animal in the UK. He managed to get these through customs but at the point of boarding was told he could only take one on board.
I don't get it.
He somehow accrued some money and a passport and was able to book a flight on a plane leaving from Stanstead to an unspecified destination.
At some point he acquired two dead raccoons, despite them not being an indigenous animal in the UK. He managed to get these through customs but at the point of boarding was told he could only take one on board.
I don't get it.
Shropshire Seagull
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well I thought it was funny .....
implausible, yes, but funny too. Fancy a vulture taking the racoons with him, normally they circle for a bit and then move in for the left overs - where did these racoons come from and were they in a half-eaten state?
There are many answers still to be provided before we can all properly laugh out loud at this one.
implausible, yes, but funny too. Fancy a vulture taking the racoons with him, normally they circle for a bit and then move in for the left overs - where did these racoons come from and were they in a half-eaten state?
There are many answers still to be provided before we can all properly laugh out loud at this one.
Superphil
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Maybe they have different rules for different routes, ours was quite specific, resulting in plenty of last minute cramming for the missus.