Central American Songbird Provides Confirmation of Intelligent Design

AP | 3/31/2005 | AP

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"Harl, Harl, it reminds me of someone else at Nebraska ... on the tip of my tongue..."

Not sure. Dr. Peter Harl is in his later 50's, hair kinda thin on the top. He speaks with a little stammer, but he's pretty captivating once he gets going with a topic. He came to a class I was taking as a guest speaker about 10 years ago.

[ml1954]

Good idea. I had been counting on at least getting points for effort and intentions if the unexpected suddenly occurred, but this should work better.

[Stultis]

Good try, but too late. Darwin Central has already sprung into action. Dr. Peter Harl? WHAT "Dr. Peter Harl"? The entire "University of Nebraska" from the historical record too if need be. Bwahahahahahaha!

[curiosity]

There's no link to the source. What gives?

[bd476]

The researchers undoubtedly would have saved Federal grant money, time and trouble had they consulted a reputable ornithologist prior to trekking into the jungles of Central America in their Intelligent Design research.

It is without dispute among leading ornithologists that the British Bluetit preceded or, wrote the song, if you will, the creation or evolution of the Central American turquoise browed mot mot.

The British Bluetit has also been long revered for its rapturous song.


Listen to the bird sing.

[PatrickHenry]

The bird is real: Turquoise-browed Motmot.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

I did a little more research and found out that the gene that these researchers found, the BS 4u gene, may not be quite as new as this report makes it sound. It is polylitally zygometic with a gene, BS ru, found in a closely related species, Hylomanes momotula . We'll just have to see how this holds up.

[bd476]

PatrickHenry wrote: "The bird is real: Turquoise-browed Motmot."

No doubt about it, especially when you hear its song:

From the link: "The call is nasal, croaking and far-carrying."

[Condorman]

It is without dispute among leading ornithologists that the British Bluetit preceded or, wrote the song, if you will, the creation or evolution of the Central American turquoise browed mot mot.

I think they got the title wrong, though. In the picture, the motmot looks more like a kingfisher.

[Virginia-American]

In the picture, the motmot looks more like a kingfisher.

With a tail like that?

[Condorman]

The motmot looks more like a kingfisher.

With a tail like that?

I was looking at the beak.

[Virginia-American]

Darwin fixated on finch beaks, so all his worshippers still do. Glad to see some real scientists taking off their blinders.

[PatrickHenry]

I wonder what the Designer had in mind when this novel gene was slipped into this bird?

[BMCDA]

I wonder what the Designer had in mind when this novel gene was slipped into this bird?

I don't know but sooner or later he had to make a mistake ;)

[ahayes]

Yeah. "Oops! That was supposed to go in the tapir! Oh well, it'll do."

[Tribune7]

Condorman is posting a evo-skeptic story. What day can this be?

[ahayes]

The day when we finally see the light!

[CarolinaGuitarman]

Here's an article that tends to support this one, too.

elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v107n04/p0730-p0736.pdf

[CarolinaGuitarman]

Oops, bad link. Here's the correct one:

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:LoBdXj48XfcJ:elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v107n04/p0730-p0736.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a

[PatrickHenry]

Yes! This is amazing!