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| Topic Started: Nov 29 2010, 06:07 PM (617 Views) | |
| irbaboon | Nov 29 2010, 06:07 PM Post #1 |
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What would happen if a population of polar bears were transported to Antarctica? Would that be able to survive there? Would the be able to establish a breeding population? If so what would their impact on the native wildlife be/ |
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| colddigger | Nov 29 2010, 06:09 PM Post #2 |
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They would devastate the native wildlife. |
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| Kamidio | Nov 29 2010, 06:20 PM Post #3 |
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Devastate? They would rape it. |
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| irbaboon | Nov 29 2010, 07:06 PM Post #4 |
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Do you think that over time some ecological equilibrium would be established or would the bears eat everything then die of starvation? |
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| Kamidio | Nov 29 2010, 07:10 PM Post #5 |
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They would eat everything. That is, except for the orca. They would be prepared. |
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| lamna | Nov 29 2010, 07:44 PM Post #6 |
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Penguins would probably be wiped out, especially the big ones. The seals would probably adapt eventually. |
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| Kamidio | Nov 29 2010, 07:51 PM Post #7 |
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Nope, the orca would kill off the bears. |
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| irbaboon | Nov 30 2010, 06:52 PM Post #8 |
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Don't killer whales range up to the north pole? |
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| Kamidio | Nov 30 2010, 06:53 PM Post #9 |
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They live everywhere. If they had wings we'd be in deeeeeeep shit. |
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| Adman | Nov 30 2010, 08:24 PM Post #10 |
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Totally not lamna
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I say that the climate is too cold, even for polar bears. |
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| irbaboon | Dec 1 2010, 07:53 PM Post #11 |
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So then given the fact that orcas range into the north polar seas, there presence in the south pole wouldn't preclude polar bears living there. |
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| Kamidio | Dec 1 2010, 07:54 PM Post #12 |
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Yes it would. They live everywhere. |
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