Cooperation - a natural instinct more powerful than competition

Pat Flannery wrote:
William Mook wrote:

You obviously misunderstand the definition of an animal's range;

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/bvr1.html

The beaver's range extends from Alaska to the Southern United
States.
While beavers certainly build dams within this range to increase
their
numbers, they do not extend their range by their efforts.



Which assumes that the beavers covered this entire area from time
immemorial;

Yes.

if the beavers move even one mile up a stream via dam
building into an area that was unoccupied by them before, then their

range was increased.

Like I said, you don't understand the definition of an animal's range.

William Mook wrote:

if the beavers move even one mile up a stream via dam
building into an area that was unoccupied by them before, then their


range was increased.


Like I said, you don't understand the definition of an animal's range.

Bill, if everyone else is patiently explaining to you why you are wrong,
then it's time to admit it and shut up.

--
Terrell Miller


"Every gardener knows nature's random cruelty"
-Paul Simon George Harrison

You and two of your friends are not 'everyone' - besides, none of you
understand what the range of an animal is. Moving the beaver could
already exist upstream without the dam. Its not like fire and clothing
used by humans which extends the range of the humans well beyond the
range typical of lowland apes.

Duh!


Get a grip, and admit when you're wrong!



Terrell Miller wrote:
William Mook wrote:

if the beavers move even one mile up a stream via dam
building into an area that was unoccupied by them before, then
their


range was increased.


Like I said, you don't understand the definition of an animal's
range.

Bill, if everyone else is patiently explaining to you why you are
wrong,
then it's time to admit it and shut up.

--
Terrell Miller


"Every gardener knows nature's random cruelty"
-Paul Simon George Harrison