Future in Y: The Last Man

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Future in Y: The Last Man
Topic Started: Dec 3 2010, 12:19 AM (2,130 Views)
TheCoon	Dec 3 2010, 12:19 AM Post #1
Happy merry Jesusmas inhabitants of the Spec Forums! Posts: 646 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Nationality: Mexican Favorite Quote: I have not told half of what I saw, for I knew I wouldn't be belived -Marco Polo	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man This series is quite intriguing. It's about a future in which, somehow, all male mammals on earth died, and as consecuence, every mammal went down to extinction in a blink of an eye. The only survivors are the protagonist and his pet monkey. What kind of future ecology and life forms could arise in this situation? Not only mammals would fall, but also other mammal-dependant species, such as snakes that feed on small mammals, and vultures that depend on big predator's leftovers. I have to admit this is a very interesting alternative for the every-increasing number of Future Projects with bats, rodents and lagomorphs as future rulers of the world. What do you think?
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irbaboon	Dec 3 2010, 05:08 PM Post #2
Adolescent Posts: 345 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: Sep 5, 2008	How well would owls fare in this future world? Don't they mostly feed on small mammals?



Kamidio	Dec 3 2010, 05:13 PM Post #3
The Game Master of the SSU:NC Posts: 14,725 Group: Members Member #149 Joined: Mar 12, 2009 Nationality: Who knows?~♪ Favorite Quote: "Do you remember how many loaves of bread you have eaten in your life?" - Dio Gender: Dude	They also eat lizards.
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TheCoon	Dec 3 2010, 06:28 PM Post #4
Happy merry Jesusmas inhabitants of the Spec Forums! Posts: 646 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Nationality: Mexican Favorite Quote: I have not told half of what I saw, for I knew I wouldn't be belived -Marco Polo	Mostly owls, large raptor birds, vultures, snakes and even some tarantulas woudl go to hell alongside mammals. That would be quite an interesting future, even if the balance of the ecosystems would take a lot of time to recover. Ideas of future animals in this world? For me, it's the start of the rise of avians. This would give (with time) a place to a whole new Class of animals that would take those mammal niches.
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Kamidio	Dec 3 2010, 06:42 PM Post #5
The Game Master of the SSU:NC Posts: 14,725 Group: Members Member #149 Joined: Mar 12, 2009 Nationality: Who knows?~♪ Favorite Quote: "Do you remember how many loaves of bread you have eaten in your life?" - Dio Gender: Dude	The snail eating kite wouldn't die out. Nor would snake eating raptors and/or picivosous raptors. Edited by Kamidio, Dec 3 2010, 06:42 PM.
	SSU:NC - Finding a new home. Quotes Steve Irwin I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it. Satoru Iwata - Heart of a Gamer Even if we come from different sides of the world, speak different languages, even if we eat too many chips or rice balls, even if we wave different tastes in games, every one of us here today is identical in the most important way: each one of us was the heart of a gamer. The Writing on the Wall You should not have come here. This is not a place of honor. No great deed is commemorated here. Nothing of value is here. What is here is dangerous and repulsive. Parasky \| 2015 You can't be 100% certain Barack Obama is currently the US president, or that the nation of Canada even exists. Dan Avidan See, what I like to do now as an adult is take all that anger and frustration and push it down deep inside of me, until it becomes a seething white core of pure hate. Dan Avidan Follow your stupid fuckin' dreams. WAA http://31.media.tumblr.com/2f7731936cac777ea7b8cb26e8ccaab6/tumblr_inline_mxz9c7XmS41qa4twn.png636,360 http://tmv.proto.jp/reblog.php?post_url= A tool to reblog my own posts. I put it here because I know I'll forget it.


irbaboon	Dec 3 2010, 08:18 PM Post #6
Adolescent Posts: 345 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: Sep 5, 2008	I would think ostriches, Emus and their kin would experience a great diversification.



Ook	Dec 4 2010, 05:31 AM Post #7
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	if they survive,ostrich is already extinct in many countryes of its present range rheas are not in better situation i guess emu will be one of last ratites Edited by Ook, Dec 4 2010, 05:32 AM.



irbaboon	Dec 5 2010, 12:07 AM Post #8
Adolescent Posts: 345 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: Sep 5, 2008	Slivovica Dec 4 2010, 05:31 AM if they survive,ostrich is already extinct in many countryes of its present range rheas are not in better situation i guess emu will be one of last ratites Humans are dying out too in this scenario, I think that would give them plenty of time to recover and the lack of predation and competition from any other mammals would benefit them greatly



colddigger	Dec 5 2010, 12:23 AM Post #9
Joke's over! Love, Parasky Posts: 9,470 Group: Members Member #143 Joined: Feb 28, 2009 Nationality: Canadian. Just like Phasey! Favorite Quote: "If it weren't for the gutter my mind would be homeless!" - BaliTiger23	There would be a pretty strong selection for a different method of determining sex. On occasion the trigger genes that are normally found on the Y chromosome are swapped onto the X and so we get a male with two Xs. Unfortunately those people tend to be sterile, and since the Y chromosome not only hold the trigger for becoming male but also certain genes that support testicular growth those people also are very lacking in the gonads department.
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TheCoon	Dec 5 2010, 02:40 AM Post #10
Happy merry Jesusmas inhabitants of the Spec Forums! Posts: 646 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Nationality: Mexican Favorite Quote: I have not told half of what I saw, for I knew I wouldn't be belived -Marco Polo	Also, don't forget that in this scenario, humanity has to make clones of itself to survive. The cloning process will eliminate the evolution factor, thus making the Homo sapiens species unchangeable for millions of years.
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colddigger	Dec 5 2010, 02:47 AM Post #11
Joke's over! Love, Parasky Posts: 9,470 Group: Members Member #143 Joined: Feb 28, 2009 Nationality: Canadian. Just like Phasey! Favorite Quote: "If it weren't for the gutter my mind would be homeless!" - BaliTiger23	They could always mix the chromosome between cells and/or induce meiosis artificially...
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TheCoon	Dec 5 2010, 02:56 AM Post #12
Happy merry Jesusmas inhabitants of the Spec Forums! Posts: 646 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Nationality: Mexican Favorite Quote: I have not told half of what I saw, for I knew I wouldn't be belived -Marco Polo	But they wouldn't get any benefit from that. At least not one that I can recall.
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colddigger	Dec 5 2010, 03:01 AM Post #13
Joke's over! Love, Parasky Posts: 9,470 Group: Members Member #143 Joined: Feb 28, 2009 Nationality: Canadian. Just like Phasey! Favorite Quote: "If it weren't for the gutter my mind would be homeless!" - BaliTiger23	They would get sex cells.
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lamna	Dec 5 2010, 04:31 AM Post #14
Posts: 21,140 Group: Global Mods Member #26 Joined: Jul 1, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: British	I don't think many tarantulas would die out, some can eat small mammals, but their main food is still insects, unless there is a species I'm unaware of. Adaptable raptors like kestrels would be able to survive on frogs, worms and small birds, but many would suffer. Bald eagles and other sea eagles would probably do quite well out of it, dead fish will still be plentiful, and golden eagles which normally out compete them would suffer. New Zealand would almost be reset to how it was before humans arrived, there are still lots of introduced birds and insects that would cause trouble, but it would probably be safe to bring Kakapos to the mainland. Spoiler: click to toggle Tuatara's as well, but don't tell JohnFaa, it will only give him ideas.
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TheCoon	Dec 5 2010, 03:04 PM Post #15
Happy merry Jesusmas inhabitants of the Spec Forums! Posts: 646 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Nationality: Mexican Favorite Quote: I have not told half of what I saw, for I knew I wouldn't be belived -Marco Polo	I was also thiniking: If the extinction of mammals began because of some sort of infectious disease, would the disease also affect marine mammals?
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