Reintroduction of Megafauna
Reintroduction of Megafauna
Hippos going native in South America filling the ecological niche left by extinct native animals.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -world-aoe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -world-aoe
My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
Re: Reintroduction of Megafauna
TIL that there was once such a thing as a 3-ton wombat.
The Google search results are pretty terrifying.
The Google search results are pretty terrifying.
Re: Reintroduction of Megafauna
There's a Tim Flannery book about the ecological history of Australia (the title of which I can't remember off the top of my head) and I know it suggested bringing Komodo dragons into the top end of Aus as a replacement for the mega-lizards that used to live in the area. One thing I never considered was the importance of the poo. He made quite a compelling case (at least when I was reading it) that the loss of dung and associated dung beetles and other dung-using animals incorporating it into the top soil was at least partly responsible for its degradation and subsequent loss.
it's okay to say "I don't know"
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It seems to be a common understanding that the extinction of the South American Megatherium (and other giant ground sloths) was disastrous to the propagation of the Avocado, as it was the only animal that was able to distribute the Avocado seed, nothing else having a gut large enough to swallow the seed and pass it whole.
Had it not been for humans it would have been very sensitive to extinction by environment loss.
Had it not been for humans it would have been very sensitive to extinction by environment loss.
My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
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See Ben the Dung BeetleFishnut wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:04 pmThere's a Tim Flannery book about the ecological history of Australia (the title of which I can't remember off the top of my head) and I know it suggested bringing Komodo dragons into the top end of Aus as a replacement for the mega-lizards that used to live in the area. One thing I never considered was the importance of the poo. He made quite a compelling case (at least when I was reading it) that the loss of dung and associated dung beetles and other dung-using animals incorporating it into the top soil was at least partly responsible for its degradation and subsequent loss.
from the series "Maya the Bee", episode "In Search of Lost Dung".
Plenty more on the 'net.
Re: Reintroduction of Megafauna
Rebreeding the Ur-Bull, the Auerochs.
In German.
In German.
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I'm a gnu.
How do you do, again?
How do you do, again?
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I dont think the cult director needs help reproducing.