Researchers engaged in a study of longevity in mammals recently focused on a particular species of porpoise, which they studied from their floating laboratory off the coast of Baja California. They believed that, if fed just the right combination of nutrients, this particular porpoise could, in theory, live forever.
To test the theory, they studied many species to see if any naturally occurring organism would have the right combination of nutrients. They discovered a selection in an unusual species of Mynah bird from Kenya, and they sent out a team to gather a specimen.
The specific Mynah bird species was rare, only known to be living in a single tree. The research team arrived at the tree to capture a bird, only to find that the tree was surrounded by several lions underneath.
A suggestion was made that the lions might be manageable if they could be fed, and a couple of antelope were captured and offered to the lions. The hungry lions devoured the animals and lay down to rest after their meal.
One of the researchers then carefully slipped past the lions, climbed the tree, and easily captured one of the Mynah birds. He climbed down the tree and walked past the lions to rejoin the researchers. Just then, a game warden appeared and arrested the researcher for "Transporting Mynahs across sated lions for immortal porpoises."