Originally posted by Christopher Albon So why is dem birds pretty like?
Some animals in some situations evolve towards good looks as part of sexual selection. However, that is almost never the main driving force for selection and very often not a driving force at all (hence all the ugly birds).
Originally posted by sonhouse That seems short sighted, Elephants don't need replacing.
Not short sighted at all. Just more knowledgeable than you about eco systems.
Every animal does a job in the eco system and the loss of one species effects all of them. Nonsense.
Every animal has an effect on the eco system (some much more than others). That effect is NOT its 'job' and when an animal disappears, the eco system changes. It doesn't leave a hole needing to be filled.
Originally posted by twhitehead Not short sighted at all. Just more knowledgeable than you about eco systems.
[b]Every animal does a job in the eco system and the loss of one species effects all of them. Nonsense.
Every animal has an effect on the eco system (some much more than others). That effect is NOT its 'job' and when an animal disappears, the eco system changes. It doesn't leave a hole needing to be filled.[/b]
Originally posted by sonhouse Ok, sorry, thought you were a physicist.
No, I am a programmer by profession, and my degree is in Maths. But that doesn't stop me from learning beyond what they teach in school or what I need for work.
Originally posted by twhitehead No, I am a programmer by profession, and my degree is in Maths. But that doesn't stop me from learning beyond what they teach in school or what I need for work.
Do you write some kind of bio software programming?
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Originally posted by twhitehead Some animals in some situations evolve towards good looks as part of sexual selection. However, that is almost never the main driving force for selection and very often not a driving force at all (hence all the ugly birds).
Ugly birds eh? That explains why beer plays such an important part in selection.
1) Never EVER settle (up for grabs on definition).
2) Build it backwards and relay it.
3) FlipFlop it.
4) convince a money institution to fund it
5) find a market for selling it
6) jack up the price and claim it's being offered for half the value
7) hide the profits in an offshore account
Optional: If all goes well and according to plan, retire and purchase a fleet of flying porta-pottys for moving guests to and from your island.