tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post192296248760721494..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Hybrid Ducks Are Common and GoodPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-24528769274939148912019-01-27T17:47:10.028-05:002019-01-27T17:47:10.028-05:00Enjoyed reading above article. The three keys to s...Enjoyed reading above article. The three keys to science...observe, observe, and did I mention observation? Interpretation and conclusions will naturally flow in an unforced manner. Like you said, hard and fast rules in nature...very few, if they exist at all. <br /><br />I often stop-by a taxidermist/rancher/hunter whose shop is out where many of the animals he mounts are found. No better source of information about his slice of the world. For the uninitiated, confusion between lynx and bobcat is common. He has both (among other wild game) mounted on display. Markings, tufts on ears, heads are very similar. Taxidermist says in E. WA that bobcats are usually larger in size, and close look will reveal that the lynx is a strange looking cat, having large legs and paws for walking on snow, and a back line that slopes forward. Whether they interbreed in this area, I do not know. -- TECTEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532804977801740123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-123547574671708392019-01-27T14:10:48.815-05:002019-01-27T14:10:48.815-05:00Bottom line: species boundaries are MESSY. You lef...Bottom line: species boundaries are MESSY. You left out the bit about Neanderthal genes in H. sapiens. If you include F10^4+ hybrids, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more hybrids than pure "species" .Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389321571689128858noreply@blogger.com