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Coherent symbolism and art by literally another species (assuming you subscribe to their status as a species distinct to H. sapiens and not a subspecies). This
by sillyquiet 9y ago
Coherent symbolism and art by literally another species (assuming you subscribe to their status as a species distinct to H. sapiens and not a subspecies). This concept is pretty mind-blowing.
- robin_reala 9y agoSpecies is a fuzzy concept, but it appears that Neanderthals and Sapiens could at least produce fertile offspring.
- behindmyscreen 9y agoInfertility of offspring is not the boundary line that define species.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoThen what is?
- tytytytytytytyt 9y agoSomething else, apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigon
- behindmyscreen 9y agohttps://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_41 https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_41
- behindmyscreen 9y agoIt's great that someone down voted my comment even though it is a true statement.
- gdubs 9y agoI’m reading Carl Sagan’s “Dragons of Eden” right now, and in light of that book this news is delightful, but not at all surprising.