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Dogs

The domestic dog, canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family canidae. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (walkers mammals of the world, 5th ed, p1065)


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Inter species breeding with fertile offspring

... against my Grandfather ... '33. A letter to Lyell on 11 August is significant:'... This morning I recommenced work and am at dogs; ... By the way, the Bishop makes a very telling case against me, by accumulating several instances where I speak doubtfully; but this is very ...

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by gamila
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:15 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Inter species breeding with fertile offspring
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Views: 551

Inter species breeding with fertile offspring

... a natural term.... roughly. the species definition is only blurred in some cases though, like different but related species (related cats, related dogs, related horses, etc) being able to interbreed despite being different species, and bacteria, which don't multiply sexually, but rather through ...

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by telanerv
Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:03 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Inter species breeding with fertile offspring
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The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... the definition the Bactrian Camel and the Dromadry Camel can be considered different breeds rather than species. Like a Chihuahua to a Doberman (Dogs)or an Arabian to a Quarter(Horses). Example of species would be a Puffin to a Penguin.

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by papa1983
Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:17 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
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Views: 2138

Re: Darwin and Racism

... Africa. To say that the fever just happened to break defies all patterns of sickness there. It did not lower--it was gone. As well, I suppose the dogs were hallucinating, or had a hormone rush into their bloodstream. Or I made a an incidental movement which scared two large snarling dogs. At any ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:24 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
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Views: 406

Re: Darwin and Racism

... to emotion or hormones (or a fever) Someone that has a 24-hour flu could psychosomatically add symptoms if they thought they had something else. Dogs behave weirdly sometimes... (I'm not saying this is what happened, but only demonstrating to you that there are other possible explanations than ...

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by AstusAleator
Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:28 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
Replies: 19
Views: 406
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