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Petri says this is "one of very few that indicate that toxic chemicals were released into the atmosphere – as opposed to closed spaces." It does seem to say that, but perhaps not, really. There are also the sheep, and the small wild bird picked up at the Zamalka rocket site, at least. That last ties the rocket in, perhaps, or suggests coincidentally this was an area where the gas drifted, or the bird was planted from elsewhere. As for the sheep, they would have been penned in somewhere, could well be herded into their shed, then gassed up-close. Or perhaps they were just in an area the gas drifted, or less likely planted (they were clearly piled and an early attempt at burning them was made). As for the pigeons... often (city) wild, but also sometimes domesticated. There are a lot in this one spot (app. 33 at least). Were they caged, on one unlucky rooftop, or gathered from a wider area to pile here? All are possible. --Caustic Logic (talk) 10:37, 4 September 2013 (UTC)