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Exactly. Most animals exist in a world of scarcity, near starvation for significant periods - often every year. Mammals that live in conditions of abundance usu
by joeblubaugh 14y ago
Exactly. Most animals exist in a world of scarcity, near starvation for significant periods - often every year. Mammals that live in conditions of abundance usually get fat. We've evolved to do that and hedge against scarcity.
- mberning 14y agoI don't buy it. When I go out into nature I don't see many emaciated animals. They may exist in a world of scarce resources, especially predators, but they are not constantly living on the edge of starvation.
- joeblubaugh 14y ago"Historically, in Michigan the number of species diagnosed at the Laboratory as dying from malnutrition and starvation are second only to those dying from traumatic injuries." http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26946--,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12150_12220-2...