i agree with everything here. In theory, any "cat" (domestic, cougar,
mountain lion, ect) could cross-breed with any other 'cat' and produce
offspring. But because of size, physical isolation, and other factors, it
doesn't happen in the wild. But the end result, if done in captivity or
test tube, is still a member of the 'cat' species.
Humans are the same way. One way or another we all started from one set of
Male/female. The world's population has started from there. Due to
physical isolations, lauguage barriers, ect, "interbreeding" has caused
American's to look different than Chinese or Russians or whatever group you
want to use. But, we still are all humans.
Raising rabbits with my son for 4H, and having raised them growing up, I see
alot of the features that have been discussed in various emails. But every
time I have a litter, I still get rabbits and not some other animal.
Some will say the origional set of humans evolved from apes, others from
Gods creation.
Some will say the seperation of humans occurred for various reason, other
from God's response to the Tower of Babel.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 10:29 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Ohio wants to teach "2001" in 2 002and
beyond
I just wrote:
> Quite often before such outbreeding depression occurs, species recognition
> protocols (which are called "pre-zygotic isolating mechanisms") are often
> erected, generally behaviorally, but sometimes mechanically. While lions
and
> tigers will breed when in captivity and generally produce healthy
offspring,
> called "ligers", they never do in the wild. Indeed, the more likely
outcome
> would be that one would kill the other, if given the chance. But they're
> rarely given the chance nowadays because tigers are primarily confined to
> Asia while lions are African. However, there was a time not long ago when
> both roamed Europe.
Let me just add a quick addendum and show you some pictures of "ligers" and
"tigons". These are beautiful animals, but they're also "species" that never
found favor with God. Images and more information about the ready
hybridization of the large cats is available at:
http://www.shambala.org/wildone.htm
http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/liger/liger.html
http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/hybridisation2.html
Wirt Atmar
Wirt Atmar
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