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the page you links to cites one solo "debunking" study which was done by a guy named Dave Mech, who links to occupy wall street and likes "evolutionary biology

• pbiggar 14y ago
  You make him sound like a fringe lunatic. After reading your comment I pictured a young hipster writing pseudo-science to suit his political agenda. In actual fact, his "solo debunking study" is one of a very long academic career of studying wolves and other prey. Quoting from http://www.davemech.org/ http://www.davemech.org/: "L. David Mech (pronounced "Meech") is a Senior Scientist with the Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. He has studied wolves and their prey since 1958, as well as several other species of wildlife." He has a massive list of peer-reviewed publications, going back 50 years (http://www.davemech.org/publications.html http://www.davemech.org/publications.html), and looks exactly like every serious academic researcher I've come across. Yet he links to OWS from his personal site and all of a sudden that's all invalidated?
  • adrianbye 14y ago
    frans de waal is another along the same lines. check out the two sides of evolutionary psychology - the bonobos and the chimpanezee. the bonobos are the feminine, nice, friendly monkeys that are dying out. the chimpanzees are warlike and aggressive and are quite strong. both are closely related to humans. researchers will generally take one side or another depending on whether their views skew more to the left or the right