Re: Michael Clark, would you like to make a retraction?

"rmacfarl" <rmacfarl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Plains zebras can not survive very long without water and must be at
least 25-30 kilometers from a water source."

But there are huge differences between
zebras and hominids in this matter. Zebras
are not territorial, and go where they will,
seeking water when they need it -- over
long distances. Whereas hominids ARE
territorial. They must have water locally.
A human mother with a small infant cannot
walk more than a few kilometres to get water
every day, and normally she will walk much
less.

Hmm. The reason why a hominid would not establish a territory which
included access to some water source being?

Hominid groups did, of course, always
establish territories, and those territories
always had good water sources. BUT
that requirement meant that they could
not occupy the huge tracts of land in
which zebras prospered. They are very
different taxa, and occupy very different
habitats.

Ridiculous. Baboons do not sweat, and
have far lower requirements for water.
Your 'source' says nothing about this.
Did you read it?

Baboons drink water. Did you read it?

All animals drink. The issue is how much,
and how often. Baboons need far less
than humans, meaning that they evolved
in a different habitat.

Only complete fools believe that hominids
evolved on savannas.

With your track record Paulie, your judgement on who should be classed
as a complete fool carries little weight...

It's pretty self-evident. When did you
last see a savanna theorist present an
argument in support of his belief?


Paul.


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