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[Olaf Solstrand]

Last month and SEVERAL times before, a discussion has been going on whether
the Ducks are birds or mammals. And we've been yabbing the same arguments
over and over again. Today, when I picked up Donald Pocket 271, I actually
find something NEW to add to this debate.

In D 2001-009, "Havanden" (Norwegian title) by Michael T. Gilbert, drawn by
Fecchi, Donald is looking for a sunken treasure. Problem is, he can't afford
the diving equipment he would need to get that treasure up. He starts
thinking "What if I could breathe like a fish..." - an idea that takes him
to Gyro's, where the following conversation finds place (loosely translated
from the Norwegian version):

DD: "So I need a pill that can make me breathe like a fish!"
GY: "Strange you should mention that, Donald... because that's what I've
just been working on! Look!"

Gyro shows Donald an aquarium with a dog swimming in it. Under water.

DD (shocked): "That's the strangest fish I've ever seen!"
Louie: "A medical wonder! How did you do that?"
GY: "Aquapills! One pill lets you breathe under water for a limited time! It
makes mammals able to subtract oxygen from the water - like fish do!"

Only two pages later, Donald takes these pills - and they most certainly
work on him. In my opinion, this is true evidence that Michael Gilbert's
Donald is a mammal.


Oh, by the way: I'm NOT trying to start new arguments and fights over this -
I just thought it was funny to after all these years of eggs seeing a story
stating clearly that Donald is a mammal, and wanted to inform you as I guess
many of you won't read it for a while. Still, he could of course be an
egg-laying mammal (not many of those, though, and ducks are not among them).




Best,
Olaf