I can not wait for "Scavenger Wars" - Part 1 !
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> From: Paulino de Souza <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Marginellidae
> Date: 30 March 2000 04:18
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> Andrew,
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> I am not sure about this one. I think it is easier to
> eat dead meat then to kill a prey, thus I would guess
> that carnivory first evolved as scavanging, and
> returning to primitive state is not very uncommon in
> evolution. But all these notions of "exciting"
> "defaming" are only human aesthetic judgements.
> Predators have an obvious appeal as mighty animals,
> but that is it, nothing to do with its importance for
> its environment.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paulino
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>