Domesticated/Feral/Introduced Species

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Domesticated/Feral/Introduced Species
Topic Started: May 29 2008, 07:32 PM (3,879 Views)
Livyatan	May 29 2008, 07:32 PM Post #1
Posts: 1,998 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 24, 2008 Area of expertise: Future Evolution Favorite Quote: "Knowledge never springs from faith. It springs from doubt." - Humayun Azad Nationality: American	This topic is for the discussion of domesticated/feral/introduced species and their roles in future ecosystems. Just so you have some basis for discussion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species
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Ook	Apr 23 2010, 12:45 AM Post #61
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	died out...exterminated or for natural disasters



Pando	Apr 23 2010, 01:10 AM Post #62
Obey or I'll send you to the moon Posts: 5,648 Group: Members Member #275 Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Area of expertise: Future Evolution	According to Wikipedia they're still living happily in Australia.



Ook	Apr 23 2010, 01:27 AM Post #63
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	according to wikipedia,triceratops were only herbivores



Pando	Apr 23 2010, 01:30 AM Post #64
Obey or I'll send you to the moon Posts: 5,648 Group: Members Member #275 Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Area of expertise: Future Evolution	Um... what's that doing in this thread?



The Dodo	Apr 23 2010, 04:07 AM Post #65
Prime Specimen Posts: 1,382 Group: Members Member #189 Joined: Jul 26, 2009 Gender: Male Nationality: Australian	Bexi Apr 23 2010, 12:45 AM died out...exterminated or for natural disasters No their not, I've seen them up in the Northern Territory. Edited by The Dodo, Apr 23 2010, 04:23 AM.



Ook	Apr 23 2010, 05:31 AM Post #66
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	do you know passenger pigeon?Bilions of birds,but they were exterminated in very small time and brumbies and others(water buffalos,camels) can be exterminated,because they are introduced and invasive Edited by Ook, Apr 23 2010, 05:32 AM.



lamna	Apr 23 2010, 05:37 AM Post #67
Posts: 21,140 Group: Global Mods Member #26 Joined: Jul 1, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: British	Good luck convincing people that shooting a load of horses is a good idea. Good luck convincing me! Much better to just round a few up and sell them for riding horses.
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Ook	Apr 23 2010, 05:43 AM Post #68
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	i mean thatsomeone think that all intoduced species have got future,but some can died out



MitchBeard	Apr 23 2010, 11:19 AM Post #69
proud gondwanan Posts: 431 Group: Members Member #281 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: Australian	Yeah, culling of brumbies has happened in the light of not letting the populations explode. Mostly in Mount Kosciuszko National Park and the surrounding region. I don't see much more hope for brumbies in Australia outside of mountainous specailists thou to be honest.



Ook	Apr 23 2010, 11:40 AM Post #70
not a Transhuman Posts: 2,933 Group: Members Member #282 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male	maybe they can be small and specialized to climb mountains



MitchBeard	Apr 23 2010, 11:53 AM Post #71
proud gondwanan Posts: 431 Group: Members Member #281 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: Australian	Yeah exactly. The ones you see in the mountains are quite different to domesticated horses. Most would be lucky to be any more than a metre high at the shoulder, thicker coats than any 'horse' i've ever seen and quite stocky. Quite a good example of how quickly microevolution can work I guess. Edited by MitchBeard, Apr 23 2010, 11:53 AM.



Pando	Apr 23 2010, 12:11 PM Post #72
Obey or I'll send you to the moon Posts: 5,648 Group: Members Member #275 Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Area of expertise: Future Evolution	Brumby extermination has been hindered by animal rights activists though. And if camels can survive in Aussie, so can brumbies.



MitchBeard	Apr 23 2010, 12:18 PM Post #73
proud gondwanan Posts: 431 Group: Members Member #281 Joined: Mar 10, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: Australian	Yeah, mostly because the most realistically economic way of controlling brumby populations is shooting them out of helicopters, which isn't the cleanest kill in world. Also, brumbies and camels are apples and oranges my friend. Camels are pretty much at plague proportions in the Northern Territory.



lamna	Apr 24 2010, 07:51 AM Post #74
Posts: 21,140 Group: Global Mods Member #26 Joined: Jul 1, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: British	So are brumbies a problem, or are they more precarious like Namibian Horses?
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The Dodo	Apr 24 2010, 09:39 AM Post #75
Prime Specimen Posts: 1,382 Group: Members Member #189 Joined: Jul 26, 2009 Gender: Male Nationality: Australian	They are a problem as they trample the landscape and eat a lot of the plants.



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