Interspecies Sex: Evolution's Hidden Secret?

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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    I saw the same thing happen in Southern Minnesota with the coyotes. A little chilly for armadillos.

    Let me put it this way: at age 19 I heard a pack of wolves howling not very far away from my tent in northern Minnesota on a trip with my little brother. It went on so long (there was a moose for the feast, best we could reckon, and that fucker sounded like it was gonna crash our tent)...it went for a couple of hours. We took a watch out and measured our pulses which were bounding.

    It had to have been 12 years later in the southern part of the state that I heard a pack of coyotes howling for the first time there.

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  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    gue_barium wrote:
    The Tiger is the only species I've ever seen that can get away with psychosis. They are God's own in the category of natural selection. Those eyes.

    Edit: oops.

    i was going to say something about those clouded leopards you posted. yes they are beautiful creatures.

    Aren't they!? And I love those tiger eyes too!

    http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f207/baraka1/tigereyes.jpg
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    baraka wrote:
    Aren't they!? And I love those tiger eyes too!

    http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f207/baraka1/tigereyes.jpg
    that scares me.

    hehee.

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  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    tybird wrote:

    Thank you for noticing........I'm a old biology student studying to be a field researcher or professor one day.

    You retain information well! Biology was always a minor for me (actually at Samford & UAB) and I took a few zoology courses, but I always need a refresher for those things I learned that I no longer 'practice'. I'm a bit more of a chemistry nerd ;)

    I have a feeling you'd make an excellent professor!
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  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    gue_barium wrote:
    that scares me.

    hehee.

    Big cats can be scary! I had the pleasure of working at the Memphis zoo while I was finishing up my degree. I got to collect specimens and perform minor microbiology testing on the big cats. Unfortunately, I didn't get to get close up to the tigers & lions, only the 'medium-size' cats, like panthers & leopards. And those cats were nice & sedated by the time I got to them.
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    baraka wrote:
    Big cats can be scary! I had the pleasure of working at the Memphis zoo while I was finishing up my degree. I got to collect specimens and perform minor microbiology testing on the big cats. Unfortunately, I didn't get to get close up to the tigers & lions, only the 'medium-size' cats, like panthers & leopards. And those cats were nice & sedated by the time I got to them.

    Oh my, you replied.

    What do you do?

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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    baraka wrote:
    You retain information well! Biology was always a minor for me (actually at Samford & UAB) and I took a few zoology courses, but I always need a refresher for those things I learned that I no longer 'practice'. I'm a bit more of a chemistry nerd ;)

    I have a feeling you'd make an excellent professor!
    UAB.....from where I have Mass Comm & History degrees and from where my wife (Daystar 143) has a Nursing Masters and PHD
    Samford....from where my wife has a Nursing bachelors degree plus a law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. She is now a practicing attorney.

    Currently, I am at Birmingham-Southern studying Biology.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    baraka wrote:
    Big cats can be scary! I had the pleasure of working at the Memphis zoo while I was finishing up my degree. I got to collect specimens and perform minor microbiology testing on the big cats. Unfortunately, I didn't get to get close up to the tigers & lions, only the 'medium-size' cats, like panthers & leopards. And those cats were nice & sedated by the time I got to them.
    When were you at the Memphis Zoo.....we might know someone in common.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    gue_barium wrote:
    Oh my, you replied.

    What do you do?

    Yes, I replied, but only to prevent you from talking to yourself. ;)
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    baraka wrote:
    Yes, I replied, but only to prevent you from talking to yourself. ;)

    i really don't care what you do, but,

    we should go to the gabbly.

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  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    tybird wrote:
    When were you at the Memphis Zoo.....we might know someone in common.


    I was there briefly during the summer of 96. The only person I remember really is the head vet, we called him Dr Mike. He looked a lot like Neil Young, very cool guy. I was there through my current school, University of Tennessee at Memphis.
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  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    gue_barium wrote:
    i really don't care what you do, but,

    we should go to the gabbly.

    I don't usually gab before 9 pm. I'm usually chasing a toddler around the house until then. But we could make a date for another time ;). You are a fun gabber!

    Edit: My profession usually bores people anyway
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    On one of those UFO specials on the History Channel, an "abductee" talked about giving birth to a half alien child while on a spaceship. I don't rule out the possibility that humans are the result of a chimpanzee being crossed with a mentally deficient alien.
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    baraka wrote:
    I don't usually gab before 9 pm. I'm usually chasing a toddler around the house until then. But we could make a date for another time ;). You are a fun gabber!

    I love kids!!

    I think. I don't remember.

    Q: Did you love yourself as a kid?
    A: I bathed sometimes.

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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    sponger wrote:
    On one of those UFO specials on the History Channel, an "abductee" talked about giving birth to a half alien child while on a spaceship. I don't rule out the possibility that human are a product of a chimpanzee being crossed with mentally deficient alien seed.
    Did this happen in Mexico (Aztecs), Peru (Incas) or in Egypt? Or did they land in the African jungle and conduct their experiments?
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    tybird wrote:
    UAB.....from where I have Mass Comm & History degrees and from where my wife (Daystar 143) has a Nursing Masters and PHD
    Samford....from where my wife has a Nursing bachelors degree plus a law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. She is now a practicing attorney.

    Currently, I am at Birmingham-Southern studying Biology.

    Small world! I dropped out of pharmacy school at Samford. Wow! Your wife sounds like a hell of a smart lady.

    Is birmingham-southern the college near Legion fields?
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  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    This is great news for all of you pig fuckers out there!
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    High school dropouts have all the fun.

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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    PJPOWER wrote:
    This is great news for all of you pig fuckers out there!
    Yes, South Park has proven that one can cross breed a human and a pig. The pig and elephant thing is still an unknown. ;)
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • barakabaraka Posts: 1,268
    gue_barium wrote:
    I love kids!!

    I think. I don't remember.

    Q: Did you love yourself as a kid?
    A: I bathed sometimes.

    Hmmm, seems like your question could have a double meaning.........
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    but the illusion of knowledge.
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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    baraka wrote:
    Was this pic taken in captivity? I'm not sure if a tiger & lion 'cross paths' very much in the wild, if at all.

    I just typed in Tigon in google and found this picture and thought it was funny.

    But I think it had to be taken in captivity.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    baraka wrote:
    Small world! I dropped out of pharmacy school at Samford. Wow! Your wife sounds like a hell of a smart lady.

    Is birmingham-southern the college near Legion fields?
    Yes, she is brilliant.

    Yes, Birmingham-Southern is a couple of blocks west of Legion Field. We're the big walled fortress of a campus.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Collin wrote:
    I just typed in Tigon in google and found this picture and thought it was funny.

    But I think it had to be taken in captivity.
    Yes to the captivity statement.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    baraka wrote:
    Hmmm, seems like your question could have a double meaning.........
    Oh yeah. I just remembered: a family that bathes together, stays together.

    The horror, the horror.

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  • know1 wrote:
    I don't understand the bible comment, but I'm sure it's some childish, back-handed slap at religion......again.

    Of course what else is religion good for? :D
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
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  • baraka wrote:
    My cat LOVES car rides. He has traveled everywhere with us.


    You're lucky...mine would totally FREAK out. Like "I'm dying let me out or I'll keep screaming"...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • ScubascottScubascott Posts: 815
    tybird wrote:
    I suspect that the size of the eastern coyote may be the result of some cross-breeding with domestic dogs (large breeds of course), and the fact that in the east the coyote is the apex predator in many areas. It lacks serious competition for food, thus probably grows to a greater size. I have not heard of any research that has separated the U.S. coyote into two species. Many folks are still debating whether the Florida Panther actually deserves its current status as a species.

    I saw quite a few coyotes when I was working in riverside. They're pretty cool. Very cagey animals though. I tried to get closer to them to get a good photo, but they'd always dissapear.

    Just out of curiosity, how is coyote correctly pronounced? I've heard it pronounced 'ky-yo-tee' and 'ky-yoat'
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  • PJPOWER wrote:
    This is great news for all of you pig fuckers out there!

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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Scubascott wrote:
    I saw quite a few coyotes when I was working in riverside. They're pretty cool. Very cagey animals though. I tried to get closer to them to get a good photo, but they'd always dissapear.

    Just out of curiosity, how is coyote correctly pronounced? I've heard it pronounced 'ky-yo-tee' and 'ky-yoat'
    ky-yo-tee is the correct version. ky-yoat sounds like a B-grade western movie.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Your link has gone south on 'ya........in other words, it ain't working no more.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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