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Franciscan Fathers bless animals
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Father Victor sprinkles holy water on a bird. Fathers Victor and Callistus speak about St. Francis.
the animals last Weds. at
the Presentation and As-
sumption Blessed Virgin
Mary Church in Marietta.
Many children from the
recalling St. Francis of parish brought their pets to
Assisi’s love for animals as be blessed. Turtles, cats,
part of God's creation, they dogs, and even a goat
officiated at a blessing of shared in the celebration of
Fathers Callistus and
Victor, who will be mini-
stering to local Catholics in
the future, are Franciscans.
In a Franciscan ceremony
cluding the animals—just
for what it was; as God
created it.
the creatures of the fields,
in the sun and the moon, in
fire and water, even in life
and death themselves. Be-
cause he was part of this
creation, everything and
everyone became his bro-
ther and sister, and he
deeply loved it all—in-
the Feast of St. Francis.
St. Francis was a unique
person who found God as
the source of all his joy and
saw Him in everything and
everyone—in the beauty of
nature, in the birds of the
air, the fishes of the water,
Animals were attracted
to him, and even the
wildest of beasts listened to
him and obeyed him.
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TYNDALL
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Mount Joy, Pa.
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In World of Wildlife, It’s Courting Males
Who ‘Dress’ to Please, Says Nature Magazine
Among humans, it is the
female who is noted for prim-
ping and preening to attract a
mate.
But in the world of wild-
life, the situation is often
reversed, according to Nation-
al Wildlife magazine. There,
the current (October-Nov-
ember) issue of the magazine
reports, it is usually the male
who puts on a spectacular
show during courtship.
The show may consist of
anything from a display of
feathers — which the peacock
spreads to impress an admir-
ing hen — to a loud noise or a
change of body color. And it
sometimes includes the use of
weapons, such as spurs or
antlers, to fight off other suit-
ors, says the bimonthly publi-
cation of the National Wild-
life Federation.
Along with the peacock,
the male grouse and turkey
use their feathers to catch the
attention of prospective
mates. The grouse raises a
ruff of glossy feathers around
his neck. The wild turkey, in
addition to showing his feath-
ers, sports a “beard” — a tuft
of hair-like feathers that
sprout from his chest.
The turkey gobbler and
the male pheasant wear sharp
spurs on their legs to fight off
MALE ADORNMENTS: Wild
turkey displays spurs on shanks
and “beard,” or tuft of hairlike
feathers, on chest; caribou bull
grows new pair of antlers which
drop off after mating season.
lllustrations by Ned Smith.
rivals during their breeding
seasons. Similarly, the bull
moose, the bull elk, and buck
deer grow antlers to fend off
competition. When the mat-
ing season is over the antlers
drop off.
Lizards and fish are among
the creatures who change
“Colors or even the configura-
tion of their bodies to lure
mates, says National Wildlife.
Some male lizards inflate
brightly colored “fans” at
their throats. Some species of
salmon acquire hooked jaws
and humped backs as the
spawning season approaches.
Many species resort to
mating calls or other sounds,
but among the strangest
amorous noisemakers is the
cricket, who produces his
summer evening’s ‘song’ by
rubbing parts of his wings
together. Male woodcocks use
special wing feathers to make
twittering sounds, while prai-
rie chickens and some grouse
hoot loudly by suddenly re-
leasing air from inflatable sacs
on the sides of their necks.
A man might think that
kind of noise is for the birds,
but for those fowl it works
better than man’s so-called
wolf whistle.
With many species, the
magazine reports, mating
occurs only after the male
suitor instinctively performs a
series of courtship rituals.
Painted turtles stroke the
female’s cheeks with the elon-
gated claws of their forefeet.
The male fiddler crab waves
an enlarged claw in the face
of his chosen mate — not a
subtle gesture among those
crustaceans whose “fiddle”
claw comprises nearly half of
their body weight.
Some males must work
faster than others. Since adult
moths live only a few days,
the male is equipped with a
broad, feathery antenna that
helps him zero-in on the “‘per-
fume” of a female, sometimes
miles away.
Modern science has siowed
the march of one destructive
species, the gypsy moth,
according to National Wild-
life, by synthesizing the fe-
male’s scent and releasing it
where there are no females.
This confuses the males and
thwarts their efforts to mate
— a mean trick on the moths
but a boon to mankind.
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