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Thats going to be pretty tuff to prove since I have never provided a definition other than what google says.
According to your definition of a diet YOU ARE WRONG.
di·et
/ˈdī-it/Noun
1.The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
2.A legislative assembly in certain countries.
And I just did, yet again, notice how it doesn't say experiment with food
When are you going to provide the first of evidence for your folly? We are all waiting for you to provide evidence. When you stated "I just did. " everyone saw you are a liar because you have not.
Nope, I get the top of a page, but I don't see anyone jumping to your rescue, so you must be lying.
So you lie. We all know you have a great problem being truthful. Everyone can test the links to see that you are being untruthful - AGAIN!
Thats going to be pretty tuff to prove since I have never provided a definition other than what google says.
Looks dead on to me.
And I just did, yet again, notice how it doesn't say experiment with food
It just occured to me, your just doing this to get a rise out of me, no one in their right mind would be arguing such simple stuff with me when the definition and diet tells you the facts.
Nope, I get the top of a page, but I don't see anyone jumping to your rescue, so you must be lying.
That made no sense at all.
You agreed to that diet. Thus it is the definition you are using. Are you trying to tell us that you no longer are using that definition?
Food that one habitually eats, and I have already shared this in past threads.
If you use that definition that many of your requests are nonsensical.
Prove it.
See your own definition of diet to see why you are foolish.
Prove it.
Everyone probably sees your foolishness except for you. Apparently, you have not figured out why your statements are with sense, ie nonsensical.
Prove it.
Everyone knows who the liar is. It's the fool pretending that the links are not specific and show clearly that you have acknowledged that your idea is known as Tooth's Folly.
That made no sense at all.
Food that one habitually eats, and I have already shared this in past threads.
It makes total sense, like it says, its food that is habitually eaten. Which is exactly what I have been telling you all along. It makes no claims about experimentation with food.
It made no sense to agree to a definition of diet? What are you talking about?
Prove it.
That definition makes most of your posts nonsensical. You look foolish.
Prove it.
Everyone probably sees your foolishness except for you. Apparently, you have not figured out why your statements are without sense, ie nonsensical.
It makes total sense, like it says, its food that is habitually eaten. Which is exactly what I have been telling you all along. It makes no claims about experimentation with food.
That definition makes most of your posts nonsensical. You look foolish.
It's because its for laying eggs, not for consuming. This is why cats and dogs get worms, thier body temperature is perfect for incubation and our bodies isn't. So we never get worms from mosquitoes even if they lay eggs in us
Prove it.
A non sequitur. I am intrigued by your inability to think in any rational manner. As Spock would say, "Fascinating."
Your wrong again, at least you have the habitual part right, but just because something is not habitual doesn't mean its automatically experimentation.
If something is eaten habitually then eating it is habitual.
If something is not eaten habitually then it is is not habitual.
If something is eaten that is not habitually eaten then it is experimentally eaten.
Squirrels cannot digest cellulose, so must rely on foods rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fats. In temperate regions, early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, because buried nuts begin to sprout and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available yet. During these times, squirrels rely heavily on the buds of trees. Squirrels' diets consist primarily of a wide variety of plants, including nuts, seeds, conifer cones, fruits, fungi and green vegetation. However, some squirrels also consume meat, especially when faced with hunger.[6] Squirrels have been known to eat insects, eggs, small birds, young snakes and smaller rodents. Indeed, some tropical species have shifted almost entirely to a diet of insects.[11]
Predatory behavior has been noted by various species of ground squirrels, particularly the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.[12] For example, Bailey, a scientist in the 1920s, observed a thirteen-lined ground squirrel preying upon a young chicken.[13] Wistrand reported seeing this same species eating a freshly killed snake.[14] Whitaker examined the stomachs of 139 thirteen-lined ground squirrels and found bird flesh in four of the specimens and the remains of a short-tailed shrew in one;[15] Bradley, examining white-tailed antelope squirrels' stomachs, found at least 10% of his 609 specimens' stomachs contained some type of vertebrate, mostly lizards and rodents.[16] Morgart observed a white-tailed antelope squirrel capturing and eating a silky pocket mouse.[17]
For those that are missing another thread tooth is claiming that mosquitoes look for warm bodies to lay their eggs.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
It's because its for laying eggs, not for consuming. This is why cats and dogs get worms, thier body temperature is perfect for incubation and our bodies isn't. So we never get worms from mosquitoes even if they lay eggs in us
I am not making this up. Look at this post. Read and shake your head in disbelief.
Avoid wearing heavy, dark clothing in warm weather. Mosquitoes are attracted to warm bodies, so staying cool is an effective way to avoid bites. They also appear to like black, blue and red the most.[4] In addition, don't wear scent when outdoors during mosquito season. Mosquitoes are attracted to sweat, but the act of sweating can mask more effective attractors of mosquitoes, such as perfumes.
Your wrong again, at least you have the habitual part right, but just because something is not habitual doesn't mean its automatically experimentation.
Besides, where you failed to back up your argument is to show even just one case where things aren't habitually eaten.
I have a feeling your going to have a problem finding one such animal.
Here is some proof though to prove you wrong on this since I know you can be a knuckle head on understanding.
If you read the external text I pasted just above, you will find that the squirrel runs out of his diet in the off season. Now there is once again no mention of experimentation, but there is mention of an alternate diet.
Now it never says that he experiemnts to come to the conclusion to eat this second diet
This example of a phase two diet is consistant with any that you look up, there is always a new diet after the phase one diet is no longer in reach.
there is also never any experimentation to find out what they want to eat next
The selection choice is governed not by personal choice, as you can obviously see, but rather by programmed direction to search for a specific food.
In effect, this species will ALWAYS be looking for that specific food,
After phase one is no longer in reach they still have Target Food on the mind and end up choosing the next closest food, in this case its insects and rodents.
So as you can see, there is still a diet, after the diet fails, there is never any mention or hint of experimentation. The ONLY thing that would suggest experimentation is if the species actually used personal choice to choose food, but they don't. They all choose the same food, so its not even possible.
Yep, and here it is a THIRD time from yet a different site.
Since the only reason a female mosquito bites is to lay eggs, this is honestly a no brainer.
Are your going to open your mouth and insert you other foot a fourth time?
Originally posted by stereologist
Computers as a concept have evolved, but no computer evolves. They are as living organisms and each is stuck with its own identity. Unlike living organisms there is no connection between one computer and the next. Each computer has an independent origin. Nature on the other hand is not designed. Unlike each computer, a living organism is dependent on its parent or parents. The information passed on to a new organism by the parents is not changed for any particular goal. The eye of the insect, mollusc, horseshow crab, chordates, etc. are independent developments in nature.
Originally posted by stereologist
Atheists are not anti-Christs. Are they simultaneously anti-buddhas, anti-Krishnas, anti-Jehovahs, anti-Moses, anti-whatevers? I know a few atheists and they are not anti-religion. In fact, all of them respect religion. Some even attend church. They like the ethics of religion. They just don't believe in the existence of god.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
We know this is a fact because it states in the bible that all things were brought here, and also that humans were as well. It also states that nothing from our original home was brought here along with us, which would include our food. So we don't have our proper food to eat.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
Since the only reason a female mosquito bites is to lay eggs, this is honestly a no brainer.
Originally posted by Shadow Herder
To answer the thread. Yes, evolution and creation go hand in hand.
Now your just trying to coward out of why you can't provide a diet that explains experimentation. That has to be weakest thing I have ever heard. If species experimented with food at any stage of a diet, we would list it in the diet, but they clearly don't.
But that does show that your request for a diet that includes experimentation is nonsensical.
HA, you LIE! You have NEVER been able to provide a diet that shows experimentation. I should be telling you to grab a biology book. There is simply no proof EVER of ANY species experimenting with food. On the other hand you never explained what you think experimetation would entail.
Deer, bear, squirrels, and others have already been shown to experiment.
I'm not making any claims about it, all I did is read the diet, something I have been telling you to do. There is no mention of experimenting with food. There is however an alternate diet. Now not only do they fail to mention that he experimented to reach this alternate diet, but they also failed to mention that any of them go through an experimental phase so that they can all reach the same decision. I can see your totally clueless at whats going on here, and its just tossing you in the wind. They have a pre concieved idea of what their food is suppose to be, like I have been saying all along, this is WHY they never experiment to reach this unified decision.
If the squirrel is not on their diet, then the squirrel has to be on a different diet or alternate diet
You need to be careful, and not jump to conclusions. Your making uneducated, unproven claims that any species that is off their normal diet, must be experimenting, but even with those we still never see that claim in the diet. The fact that all units of the species choose the same diet, choices permitting, should be a clue as to whats going on but even that seems to be way over your head as well, you just don't get it.
Experimentation is eating outside of a diet.
But the fact your missing is that they all make the same food choices when given the chance to.
Diets change because of changing conditions, locations, age, gender, temperature, water availability, etc.
Only when they are starving. Support your false claims and prove it!
Obviously false. Animals are opportunistic feeders and try whatever they encounter.
All diets themselves prove it. We NEVER see a disbanded diet on a species, WE KNOW WHAT EVERYTHING EATS, this is the proof.
Prove it. Show us the evidence.
Diet
Eating a peanutEastern gray squirrels eat a range of foods, such as tree bark, berries, many types of seeds and acorns, walnuts, and other nuts, and some types of fungi found in the forests, including fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria).[14] They can cause damage by tearing the tree bark and eating the soft cambial tissue underneath: sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) L. and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) suffer the greatest damage.[15]
Reaching out for food on a garden bird feeder, squirrels can rotate their hind feet, allowing them to descend a tree head-first.Eastern gray squirrels have a high enough tolerance for humans to inhabit residential neighborhoods and will raid bird feeders for millet, corn, and sunflower seeds. On very rare occasions, when their usual food sources are scarce, eastern gray squirrels will also prey upon insects, frogs, small rodents including other squirrels, and small birds, their eggs and young.[1][16] They will also gnaw on bones, antlers, and turtle shells – likely as a source of minerals sparse in their normal diet.[14
Please provide the specific food for the following species:
1. gray squirrel
2. wolf
ting and feeding behaviours
American Bison standing its ground, thereby increasing its chance of survivalAlthough social animals, single wolves or mated pairs typically have higher success rates in hunting than do large packs, with single wolves having occasionally been observed to kill large prey such as moose, bison and muskoxen unaided.[135] A wolf hunt can be divided into five stages:
Locating prey: The wolves travel in search of prey through their power of scent, chance encounter, and tracking. Wolves typically locate their prey by scent, though they must usually be directly downwind of it. When a breeze carrying the prey's scent is located, the wolves stand alert, and point their eyes, ears and nose towards their target. In open areas, wolves may precede the hunt with group ceremonies involving standing nose-to-nose and wagging their tails. Once concluded, the wolves head towards their prey.[136]
The stalk: The wolves attempt to conceal themselves as they approach.[137] As the gap between the wolves and their prey closes, the wolves quicken their pace, wag their tails, and peer intently, getting as close to their quarry as possible without making it flee.[138]
The encounter: Once the prey detects the wolves, it can either approach the wolves, stand its ground, or flee. Large prey, such as moose, elk, and muskoxen, usually stand their ground. Should this occur, the wolves hold back, as they require the stimulus of a running animal to proceed with an attack.[139] If the targeted animal stands its ground, the wolves either ignore it, or try to intimidate it into running.[135]
The rush: If the prey attempts to flee, the wolves immediately pursue it. This is the most critical stage of the hunt, as wolves may never catch up with prey running at top speed.[140] If their prey is travelling in a group, the wolves either attempt to break up the herd, or isolate one or two animals from it.[137]
The chase: A continuation of the rush, the wolves attempt to catch up with their prey and kill it.[141] When chasing small prey, wolves attempt to catch up with their prey as soon as possible, while with larger animals, the chase is prolonged, in order to wear the selected prey out. Wolves usually give up chases after 1–2 km (0.62–1.3 mi), though one wolf was recorded to chase a deer for 21 km (13 mi).[135] Both Russian and North American wolves have been observed to drive prey onto crusted ice, precipices, ravines, slopes and steep banks to slow them down.[142]
Illustration (1909) of wolves killing a caribou in typical fashion: biting the hindquartersThe actual killing method varies according to prey species. With large prey, mature wolves usually avoid attacking frontally, instead focusing on the rear and sides of the animal. Large prey, such as moose, is killed by biting large chunks of flesh from the soft perineum area, causing massive blood loss. Such bites can cause wounds 10–15 cm in length, with three such bites to the perineum usually being sufficient to bring down a large deer in optimum health.[142] With medium-sized prey such as roe deer or sheep, wolves kill by biting the throat, severing nerve tracks and the carotid artery, thus causing the animal to die within a few seconds to a minute. With small, mouse-like prey, wolves leap in a high arc and imobilize it with their forepaws.[143] When prey is vulnerable and abundant, wolves may occasionally surplus kill. Such instances are common in domestic animals, but rare in the wild. In the wild, surplus killing primarily occurs during late winter or spring, when snow is unusually deep (thus impeding the movements of prey)[144] or during the denning period, when wolves require a ready supply of meat when denbound.[145] Medium-sized prey are especially vulnerable to surplus killing, as the swift throat-biting method by which they are killed allows wolves to quickly kill one animal and move on to another.[143] Surplus killing may also occur when adult wolves are teaching their young to hunt.[146]
Once prey is brought down, wolves begin to feed excitedly, ripping and tugging at the carcass in all directions, and bolting down large chunks of it.[147] The breeding pair typically monopolizes food in order to continue producing pups. When food is scarce, this is done at the expense of other family members, especially non-pups.[148] The breeding pair typically eats first, though as it is they who usually work the hardest in killing prey, they may rest after a long hunt and allow the rest of the family to eat unmolested. Once the breeding pair has finished eating, the rest of the family tears off pieces of the carcass and transport them to secluded areas where they can eat in peace. Wolves typically commence feeding by cons
consuming the larger internal organs of their prey, such as the heart, liver, lungs and stomach lining. The kidneys and spleen are eaten once they are exposed, followed by the muscles.[149] A single wolf can eat 15–19% of its body weight in a single feeding.[
You have to weigh in the fact that he is limited to what there is, and goes after the next best thing that he could consider as food. Again like my parakeets, going to the bottom of the cage and eating poo when I forget to feed them. It doesn't mean that poo is a viable source of food, it means that its the only other choice they have.
What are you talking about? Deer? Ants? Voles? Elephants?
But you failed again, because your claiming that they are working on personal choice. Of course you oblivious to the fact THAT THEY ALL END UP WITH THE SAME DECISION. Doesn't sound to personal does it?
Sorry. You've it all wrong just like you have the mosquito wrong.
Experimentation happens regardless of abundance. It is not between diets, but an ongoing process in which opportunistic discoveries are tried.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
But you failed again, because your claiming that they are working on personal choice. Of course you oblivious to the fact THAT THEY ALL END UP WITH THE SAME DECISION. Doesn't sound to personal does it?
Now your just trying to coward out of why you can't provide a diet that explains experimentation. That has to be weakest thing I have ever heard. If species experimented with food at any stage of a diet, we would list it in the diet, but they clearly don't.
HA, you LIE! You have NEVER been able to provide a diet that shows experimentation. I should be telling you to grab a biology book. There is simply no proof EVER of ANY species experimenting with food. On the other hand you never explained what you think experimetation would entail.
You need to be careful, and not jump to conclusions. Your making uneducated, unproven claims that any species that is off their normal diet, must be experimenting, but even with those we still never see that claim in the diet. The fact that all units of the species choose the same diet, choices permitting, should be a clue as to whats going on but even that seems to be way over your head as well, you just don't get it.
But the fact your missing is that they all make the same food choices when given the chance to.
Only when they are starving. Support your false claims and prove it!
All diets themselves prove it. We NEVER see a disbanded diet on a species, WE KNOW WHAT EVERYTHING EATS, this is the proof.
After phase one is no longer in reach they still have Target Food on the mind and end up choosing the next closest food, in this case its insects and rodents.
After phase one is no longer in reach they still have Target Food on the mind and end up choosing the next closest food, in this case its insects and rodents.
What are you talking about? Deer? Ants? Voles? Elephants?
You have to weigh in the fact that he is limited to what there is, and goes after the next best thing that he could consider as food. Again like my parakeets, going to the bottom of the cage and eating poo when I forget to feed them. It doesn't mean that poo is a viable source of food, it means that its the only other choice they have.