Dancers perform before the Mass by Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 20, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

Dancers perform before the Mass by Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 20, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

A gilded peacock that is a reproduction of an 18th-century peacock in the Hermitage Museum is seen in the Turandot restaurant in Moscow March 28, 2008. The recreation of a Baroque palace with imperial Chinese elements located in a 18th century mansion has become a preferred address for the super-rich in Moscow's sprawling luxury goods sector since it opened late 2005. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Models behind curtains watch during the launch of a miniature replica of the official Beijing Olympic Torch in Beijing March 6, 2008. The replica is 29cm long, representing the 29th modern Olympic Games, and is made from excess steel left over from the construction of the National Stadium also known as Bird's Nest. Each miniature model, marked with a unique collector's number, will be sold as souvenirs for 2900 yuan ($407) and has been limited to 200,000 copies worldwide, officials said. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

Mock patients infected with the H5N1 virus wear protective masks during a drill on dealing with bird flu at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi December 18, 2007. Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, bringing to nearly 350 the number of people worldwide who are known to have contracted the virus, which has killed more than 200 people since 2003. Indonesia has had the heaviest toll, with 115 human cases including 92 deaths, followed by Vietnam with 100 cases and 46 deaths, according to figures. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

An immigration officer (R) wears a protective mask while keeping watching over mock patients infected with the H5N1 virus, during a drill on dealing with bird flu, at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi December 18, 2007. Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, bringing to nearly 350 the number of people worldwide who are known to have contracted the virus, which has killed more than 200 people since 2003. Indonesia has had the heaviest toll, with 115 human cases including 92 deaths, followed by Vietnam with 100 cases and 46 deaths, according to figures. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Health workers evacuate a mock patient infected with the H5N1 virus during a drill on dealing with bird flu at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi December 18, 2007. Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, bringing to nearly 350 the number of people worldwide who are known to have contracted the virus, which has killed more than 200 people since 2003. Indonesia has had the heaviest toll, with 115 human cases including 92 deaths, followed by Vietnam with 100 cases and 46 deaths, according to figures. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

A man takes a photograph of a mock-up of the National Stadium in Beijing, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the Cross Strait Taipei Travel Fair in Taipei December 14, 2007. Hundreds of tourism bureau representatives across 31 Chinese provinces were represented at the fair which lasts from December 14-17. Characters read "Beijing Welcomes You." REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN) 

A man looks a mock-up of the National Stadium and the National Aquatics Centre during the Cross Strait Taipei Travel Fair in Taiwan December 14, 2007. Hundreds of tourism bureau representatives across 31 Chinese provinces were represented at the fair which lasts from December 14-17. The stadium is also known as the Bird's Nest while the centre is known as the Water Cube. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN) 

Stuffed toys which will be given to women candidates for the Polish parliament are pictured before a meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski at a hotel in Warsaw October 8, 2007. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND) 

A Blue Macaw is seen in an artificial nest at Bird Park in Foz do Iguacu September 19, 2007. Visitors can see around 500 colorfoul birds flying in the huge aviaries which have been built to blend in with the humid subtropical florest. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

Members of the "fat and cool" dance group, dressed as penguins, rehearse in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, September 14, 2007. The group is made up of seven female members, aged from 17 to 24, weighing around 105kg to 130kg (231 lbs to 286 lbs), and give commercial performances, according to local media. REUTERS/Sean Yong (CHINA) 

A man packs up his kite after playing with it at the Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai August 6, 2007. The Bund is one of the most famous tourist sites in Shanghai. Locals use the Bund as a place for morning exercises as well as other activities. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

A man adjusts a replica of the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", during a photocall in Beijing August 3, 2007. The replica, which took the local residents three months to build, is made of waste plastic strips, straw and trashed foam to celebrate "Green Olympics", which is one of the key themes promoted by China's Olympic organisers. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin (CHINA) 

Children carry a replica of the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", during a photocall in Beijing August 3, 2007. The replica, which took the local residents three months to build, is made of waste plastic strips, straw and trashed foam to celebrate "Green Olympics", which is one of the key themes promoted by China's Olympic organisers. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin (CHINA) 

A cameraman films models and fossils of a Gigantoraptor erlianensis during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

A woman takes a photograph of a model of a Gigantoraptor during a news conference announcing its discovery in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

A woman takes a photograph of the model of a beaked head of a Gigantoraptor (R) during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

Journalists look at models and fossils of a Gigantoraptor during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

A woman looks at models and fossils of a Gigantoraptor during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

Xu Xing, professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleonanthropology, holds a fossil beside models of a Gigantoraptor during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

A railroad worker in protective gear covers a mock bird inside a train during a drill on preventing the H5N1 virus in Hong Kong February 5, 2007. Health experts fear the virus could spark a deadly pandemic if it mutates into a form that passes easily from person to person. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA) 

A life-size cut-out of Bollywood star Sushmita Sen is hung above a chicken shop in Mumbai December 24, 2006. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA) 

A model wears a creation for designer Manish Arora during the Spring/Summer 2007 show at London Fashion Week September 18, 2006. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico (BRITAIN) 

Nurses wearing protective clothes take care of a mock patient, a doll, during a bird flu drill at a hospital in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, August 17, 2006. China has reported a fresh outbreak of bird flu at a duck farm that led to the slaughter of more than 200,000 fowl, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Jianan Yu (CHINA) 

Artificially coloured chicks and a duck are displayed for sale around miniature soccer balls in Amman July 4, 2006. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN) 

Artificially coloured chicks for sale gather around miniature soccer balls in Amman July 4, 2006. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN) 

A nurse prepares syringes filled with water at the start of a mock mass vaccination in Bolton, northern England March 29, 2006. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the exercise to assess how local health services would cope during a flu pandemic. 

A nurse prepares a syringe filled with water at the start of a mock mass vaccination in Bolton, northern England March 29, 2006. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the exercise to assess how local health services would cope during a flu pandemic. 

A nurse injects a syringe filled with water into an orange at the start of a mock mass vaccination in Bolton, northern England March 29, 2006. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the exercise to assess how local health services would cope during a flu pandemic. 

A nurse prepares a syringe filled with water at the start of a mock mass vaccination in Bolton, northern England March 29, 2006. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the exercise to assess how local health services would cope during a flu pandemic. 

A nurse injects a syringe filled with water into an orange at the start of a mock mass vaccination in Bolton, northern England March 29, 2006. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the exercise to assess how local health services would cope during a flu pandemic. 

Volunteers participate in a simulation for the emergency transport of bird flu victims aboard a plane at Saint-Exupery airport in southeastern France February 24, 2006. [French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin travelled to Lyon Friday to inspect France's readiness in case of a mass transmutation of the virus to humans.] 

Volunteers participate in a simulation for the emergency transport of bird flu victims aboard a plane at Saint-Exupery airport in southeastern France February 24, 2006. [French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin travelled to Lyon Friday to inspect France's readiness in case of a mass transmutation of the virus to humans.] 

British streaker Mark Roberts promotes a website as he runs onto the field of play during men's curling bronze medal match between the U.S. and Great Britain at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pinerolo, Italy February 24, 2006. Roberts was taken away by security. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

A mocking bird is seen perched on a crab apple tree during the first snowfall of the season in the town of Wainfleet in Ontario, Canada November 22, 2005. 

A mocking bird is seen perched on a crab apple tree during the first snowfall of the season in the town of Wainfleet in Ontario, Canada November 22, 2005. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni 

Actress Linda Marlowe poses with a toy bird in Edinburgh, August 1, 2003.
Marlowe will perform in an autobiographical show "No Fear", based on events
in her own life, in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which opens on August 3
and runs until August 25. Pictures of the month August 2003
RETUERS/Christopher Furlong

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French hunters hold up a dummy representing French minister of the environment Dominique Voynet, a Green party member they suspect of being anti-hunting, during a protest against what they see as threats from the EU to their right to practice their sport, April 10. Around 22,000 hunters marched the streets expressing their anger at recent European Union decrees limiting the length of the hunting season for migratory birds.

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Jim Fisher tosses a decoy into Cadham Bay on Delta Marsh while duck hunting October 25, with his English Springer Spaniel, Willow. Delta Marsh is a 50,000 acre wetland located at the southern end of Lake Manitoba and is about one hour's drive northwest of Winnipeg. Duck hunting season runs from September to November.

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