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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_dispersal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_dispersal It does happen a lot on evolutionary timescales; it's how lemur
by rozab 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_dispersal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_dispersal
It does happen a lot on evolutionary timescales; it's how lemurs got to Madagascar, for instance. But one would think humans have the situational awareness not to get stuck on a raft of vegetation drifting out to sea.
- bink 4y agoI remember reading an article years ago that said that lemurs finding their way to Madagascar is believed to have happened several times. Mostly due to the tendency of lemurs to live in trees and for trees to be washed out to sea.
- LeifCarrotson 4y agoThey'd also have the situational awareness to decide that life there in France sandwiched between coastal tribes A and B and inland tribe C sucks, so they're going to try their chances on that fuzzy bit of land that looks promising on the horizon. It only takes one small group over a timescale of thousands of years to make that decision. Dispersal is even more likely if people or stories are able to get back and forth; the issue of "we only have 8 people and not enough genetic diversity" is moot if the story or the rumor spreads that there's lots of land and lots of food on that fuzzy spot over there.