Kisatchie Corns : the debate rages on

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Posted by John Cherry/Cherryville Farms on July 07, 1999 at 10:15:11:

Well seeing as someone ask and KJ put his two cents in, let me pose a couple of questions for arguments sake:

1. If an animal comes from a isolated population, breeds true in all aspects and its range does not overlap with animals that show similar characteristics ie: pattern, scale counts etc. is this animal a natural intergrade from a past overlapping of extended ranges or in fact a separate species or sub species.

2. In a scientific sense why do we allow ourselves the liberty to make assomptions of the original origin of these type of animals and then out of convienece rat hole them.

3. What is the criteria for establishing a separate species or sub species.

4. Don't you hate questions that have no definite answers.

Good Luck

John Cherry
Cherryville Farms

Cherryville Farms

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: Well seeing as someone ask and KJ put his two cents in, let me pose a couple of questions for arguments sake: : 1. If an animal comes from a isolated population, breeds true in all aspects and its range does not overlap with animals that show similar characteristics ie: pattern, scale counts etc. is this animal a natural intergrade from a past overlapping of extended ranges or in fact a separate species or sub species. : 2. In a scientific sense why do we allow ourselves the liberty to make assomptions of the original origin of these type of animals and then out of convienece rat hole them. : 3. What is the criteria for establishing a separate species or sub species. : 4. Don't you hate questions that have no definite answers. : Good Luck : John Cherry : Cherryville Farms

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