Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:00:33 +0000 (US/Eastern) From: Oh No! Subject: Re: {SKAD} Parts is parts... or is they? On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Paul Kemner wrote: > Did you ever notice that it's sometimes difficult to tell the sex of cats- > both Felis and Panthera genus? The male lion is about the only one, and > that's because of his mane. Can't look at a leopard or tiger and say "Hey- > that's a male!" with any degree of accuracy. You can generally tell that > with dogs, or horses, or many other animals. > Well, there's an evolutionary reason- With the type of pre-mating fighting > ritual that cats do, there is no evolutionary advantage to having a big > "male generative member". If you're in a catfight and you get it bitten > off, you instantly become an evolutionary dead end . So- > sorry guys and gals- if Kats follow the same pattern with similar genetic > heritage as felines on earth, it may have some implications! Possibly, however look at the chimpanzee. The male and female look very similar. However, humans don't. I think this is due because being intelligent we aren't driven by instinct alone. But must be visually stimulated as well. So if cats were to evolve into intelligence, they would diverge in appearance to. ( YES!!!! ) Just a thought, Rick ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by PEAK,Inc. ISP and Education Center Public Electronic Access to Knowledge,Inc http://www.peak.org 850 SW 15th Street Corvallis Oregon 97333 (541) 754-7325