The Syndicate

How bloodthirsty of you. I like that

They don't kill wolves, though, k? Cause wolves are killed by people & tigers. Not mongooses (mongeese? weasels?).

rude

Adaptability is a trait that can keep a species viable. In comparing two very similar different species, one in trouble and the other not, it can make the difference. This is why I did the coyote vs wolves comparison. Coyotes are more successful in the face of human development becasue they are more adaptable.

They are also NOT apex predators, like wolves. This is also a factor; WE are the apex predator in all of our environments (unless there are tigers, we are pwned by tigers). So wolves are more intolerable to us than 'yotes. But the point was about adaptability, and that point stands.

So it wasn't weird, it was a comparison tool to aid in demonstrating my thesis.

That could be the primary cause, though. Blue jays & gophers are highly adaptable. When I lived in Kalispell, Montana, we had gophers right in town. Coyotes, too. They can adapt to anything, and are hunted very harshly, even more heavily than wolves. Wolves, though, are less adaptable when it comes to where they can live successfully, and they are closer to endangered.

If we figure out a way to live in Antarctica, the penguins will be endangered soon enough. Not very adaptable, penguins. When you take several factors into account, adaptability seems to be a tipping factor. So simplified, yes, simplistic, no.

I'm sure it helps immensely. Loss of habitat is a big causal factor for species depopulation. So an adaptable animal would be more likely to survive if it's original habitat is mowed down for another mall, or a chemical plant.

Imma skip the fourth and go right to the fifth~

No we've only seen films.

Any time I see "pseudo" anything, I see it as "pseudopod"; not sure why.

We all learned a lesson about the wholesome goodness of Quinoa.

He's right, you know. We do need you <3

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Mongoose wrote:
Errol Morris Recruiter. The infamous documentarian can choose alignment.

How many max recruits does Errol Morris get, and can he choose to join a baddie team and bring all his recruits with him?

More important, are these dogs supposed to symbolize his recruits? Cutest recruits EVER!!!

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