Giraffes May Be Six Separate Species 239
The BBC reports on research, published in BMC Biology, pointing to the possibility that there may be at least six species of giraffe in Africa. Quoting: "'Using molecular techniques we found that giraffes can be classified into six groups that are reproductively isolated and not interbreeding,' David Brown, the lead author of the study and a geneticist at... UCLA told BBC News. 'The results were a surprise because although the giraffes look different, if you put them in zoos, they breed freely.'"
Same thing with people... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Same thing with people... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Same thing with people... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Breeding? (Score:5, Funny)
You mean, like:
- giraffa
- giraffb
- giraffc
- giraffd
- giraffe
- girafff
?Re:Breeding? (Score:3, Funny)
Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
In related moves (Score:2, Funny)
Confirming the almot accepted idea that men are from earth and women are from planet far away and at constant war every 28 days.
Re:Same thing with people... (Score:2, Funny)
in that case ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Breeding? (Score:4, Funny)
Oh you might be wondering how I know its a Monty Python quote without knowing the reference? Its elementary, you see:
* Its been modded 2, Funny so it could be a joke.
* It makes very little sense in this context confirms it is a joke.
* A very British accent is being used so obviously the joke is of English (the country, not the language) origin.
* This is a site for nerds so unless a cult of The Goodies [wikipedia.org] has risen up while I wasn't looking, it has to be a Monty Python reference.
Re:Breeding? (Score:3, Funny)
Glen Quagmire.... (Score:4, Funny)
Hey wait a minute, you're not the same giraffe from last night !
Re:Breeding? (Score:3, Funny)
Logic error? (Score:3, Funny)
By this logic, supermodels and Slashdotters are members of different species.