Re: Do Ducks have cavalry?

• In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, Grimmund <grimmund@...> wrote:
  >
  > On Dec 9, 2007 6:25 PM, <donald@...> wrote:
  >
  > > How about giant swans? I can just imagine a flotilla of duck lancers
  > > paddling down the Oslir river. Of course they'd be pretty ridiculous
  > > on dry land so no change there then....
  >
  > Swans (and geese!) make good guard animals, except for them crapping
  > all over the place. They're territorial, and willing to attack much
  > larger animals, and make all sorts of noise when strangers intrude on
  > their territory.
  >
  > Duck marines, though, might make use of giant birds to extend their
  > range and increase their mobility. Or maybe airborne duck rangers...
  >
  > Hippos tend to be pretty territorial, too. Nasty.
  

OMG! I can't believe no one's suggested this before now, but surely it *has* to be Ducks on...

Ducks!

(Well actually giant pre-historic killer ducks with serrated beaks and a mean-streak a mile wide.)

Thanks,

• John