Look, a philly!
Posted on 07/26/2008 5:19:59 PM PDT by Soliton
Modern horses, zebras, and asses belong to the genus Equus, the only surviving genus in a once diverse family, the Equidae. Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago. Following that original emigration, there were additional westward migrations to Asia and return migrations back to North America, as well as several extinctions of Equus species in North America.
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I asked my horse if the article was true. “Neigh” she replied.
This is also what I herd.
Nag, nag, nag!
I’m sorry, but we’re going to have revoke your license to drool. Everyone knows that horses evolved from swamp frogs and that horses today are evolving into magical unicorns. This happened because evolution can do all these things, It’s just unfortunate that evolution is always described by it’s disciples (oh excuse me, that’s too religious a concept,...let’s just call them deluded acolytes) as something that JUST HAPPENS! If only they could describe the process at the molecular level, but then of course, that would be impossible.
If I did, would you believe it?
This is just more over-reaching by the Wild Horse Annie types to try to get the “mustangs” legal protection that wildlife has in the Great Basin.
They should be careful for what they wish, however, because other wildlife is hunted to control the population. If they want to make the argument that mustangs are really wildlife, then there is a very long and wide paper trail that specifically states that wildlife management is the province of the states, and in Nevada (where about 50% of the “wild” horses exist) the Nevada Division of Wildlife would be perfectly happy to issue tags on horses.
Hey Dave! We have quite a few wild mustangs in my neck of the woods too (in the Great Basin region of eastern California, just on the other side of the Nevada border).
Horse tastes good
Yup, and you have some burros over in that area too.
I just read an article recently saying the wild horse population is so large that they are going to have to start killing them!
I found it so sad as many would like to have a horse but it would be too hard to tame the wild ones.
We need THE HORSE WHISPERER!!
Look, a philly!
Na, she’s from Chicago.
Great tag line.
It plays baseball too?
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Interesting thread -
Those urban dreamers who wish to protect these horses will surely end up killing them.
Let’s turn loose wild mustangs in Central Park.
Bump devolve.
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Re-Bump potlatch
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I don’t know that. :’)
“Westviking” was pretty factual. “Farfarers” should have been called “Farfetched.” Mowat interpreted the archaeological and historical data to fit his preconceived ideas.
Cue the ‘Stones.
It is a far better intellectual exercise to base your entire belief in a few words from ancient myths
“originated in North America about 4 million years ago”
Maybe if someone cared enough to look, they might discover the same about humans.
If Zebras could get from here to Africa, so might humans.
Change their classifacation from *wild* to *feral* and it’s a whole different ballgame.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSYD6405820071111
You’re right, and when I’m in meetings discussing the “wild horses” - I deliberately call them “feral.”
Because, quite frankly, that is the most accurate term for most of them.
Horse is a delicacy in Europe. Wonder if they’d pay $5000 to come hunt one.
Wild Horses
{YouTube)
:’) There’s also “I’m A Monkey” for cr/evo threads. And of course, there’s the version of “Wild Horses” by Old And In The Way.
“Glad to be here, glad to be anywhere.” — Keith Richards
It’s great to be here.
It’s great to be HERE (moves a few feet on stage).
It’s great to be HERE (moves a few more feet on stage).
It’s geeat to be HERE (etc.)
— Steve Martin
Anybody who would eat a horse, dog or cat is not really at my level on the evolutionary tree. It doesn’t surprise me that Europeans would eat a horse, but my guess is the Europeans who do are....................FRENCH!!!!!
One of the great paintings by Maynard Dixon America's Painter in the West
WILD HORSES OF NEVADA, 1927
I like that! Thanks
Very nice.
Are you an art expert?
If you only remember one thing in this world, remember this:
Beware of anyone who calls themselves an expert. If they say that, run, don’t walk to the nearest door!
We own Dixon’s home and studio here. We have been dealers in the art for about forty years. Sold Wild Horses in 1987 for 365,000. Probably could get five times that amount now.
Expertise? Who cares about so called experts. Stuffed shirts not welcome here.
Good point.
Do you specialize in western paintings and art or do you have all kinds of art there?
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