All European Starlings in North America are descendants of 200 individuals that were released in 1890 by a crazy guy in Central Park. ²

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32005048@N06/6164665952
2. Adapted by dougpeltz from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturnus_vulgaris

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