To: Pharmboy
The arsinotheres are one of the most intriguing puzzles in mammal evolution; although they apparently related to the same branch of mammals as elephants, manatees, aardvarks and hyraxes, HOW they are related to them remains a mystery. Here's a pic:
To: RightWingAtheist
I actually saw some hyrax in the wild, did some hiking in S. Africa on the bottom of Africa (or the top, depending where you are). Odd little beasts...
80 posted on
12/03/2003 8:30:16 PM PST by
Central Scrutiniser
(Which is the most universal human characteristic? Fear or Laziness?)
To: RightWingAtheist
Hornier than a rhinocerous...brutal looking chap, eh?
Thanks for the post.
120 posted on
12/04/2003 2:56:44 AM PST by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to...)
To: RightWingAtheist
Do arsinotheres horns have the same medicinal value as rhinoceros horns?
133 posted on
12/04/2003 6:22:24 AM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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