Re: Otters Keep Warm With Hair, Not Fat



Marc Verhaegen wrote:
>
> "Rich Travsky" <" traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> believes that humans weigh up
> to 70 pounds in message news:431BD25F.237BB9A6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Humans do weigh up to 70 pounds Marc. And more. ;)

> > Marc Verhaegen wrote:
> > >
> > > "Rich Travsky" <" traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:430EACE9.5AA8769D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > > > Yes, Richie, otters are smaller than humans, and they don't live in
> the
> > > tropics... Sigh...
> > >
> > > > Yes, they do - sigh. And their hair is uniformly distributed unlike
> fat in
> > > humans...
> > >
> > > Sorry, my boy. My mistake. Otters are smaller than humans.
> >
> > Large ones can reach a length of six feet. Weight up to 70 pounds. As big
> as
> > young humans and as big as earlier humans.
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