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So if we discovered the last Tasmanian Tiger out in the wild somewhere then it wouldn't count as a species any more because it's the last one and... aww, this i
by hugh3 15y ago
So if we discovered the last Tasmanian Tiger out in the wild somewhere then it wouldn't count as a species any more because it's the last one and... aww, this is too nitpicky a semantic debate even for me.
- zorked 15y agoThe definition is obviously about potential: the last healthy Tasmanian Tiger could mate with another healthy Tasmanian Tiger and have baby Tasmanian Tigers. A healthy mule can't mate with another healthy mule and have baby mules. People who happen to be sterile or decided not to have kids can remain a part of the human species...
- adrianN 15y agoWe have something like that: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/10/136029423/the-loneliest-plant-in-the-world http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/10/136029423/the-l...