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The 50,000-year-old skull of a Neanderthal from the site of Shanidar in Iran (top) has a prominent browridge and more projecting face than the 40,000-year-old Homo sapiens skull found at Pestera cu Oase in Romania. (Erik Trinkaus
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Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by SaturnFX
Sure. First it starts with, "Hey, look at the guys with the heavy unibrow."
Then the screaming starts.
You're talking about "observing" creatures which could likely be as intelligent as humans.
edit on 10/3/2010 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by snusfanatic
reply to post by Hefficide
I have to disagree. We keep many evolutionary dead ends (ie pandas, gorillas, etc) in zoos and try to preserve them for as long as possible. I feel the human curiosity/quest to understand and study the mystery of life will eventually drive us to clone every creature we can, if we have the technology.
Originally posted by snusfanatic
reply to post by Hefficide
I have to disagree. We keep many evolutionary dead ends (ie pandas, gorillas, etc) in zoos and try to preserve them for as long as possible. I feel the human curiosity/quest to understand and study the mystery of life will eventually drive us to clone every creature we can, if we have the technology.
Originally posted by Hefficide
Originally posted by snusfanatic
reply to post by Hefficide
I have to disagree. We keep many evolutionary dead ends (ie pandas, gorillas, etc) in zoos and try to preserve them for as long as possible. I feel the human curiosity/quest to understand and study the mystery of life will eventually drive us to clone every creature we can, if we have the technology.
But are these examples evolutionary dead ends or are they viable species which have been threatened by human interference in their environments and populations?
Originally posted by Hefficide
reply to post by Aeons
My remark was about pandas and gorillas, not neanderthal.