Sunday, November 29, 2009

Notes on evolution, adaptive radiation and extinction

Our recent expedition up California's Central coast revealed some interesting, as yet undiscovered facts that might change some of the accepted viewpoints of the modern science.

Here is one. It is commonly accepted that zebras naturally occur nowhere but Africa. The photo below is a proof that it is simply not true. Apparently, millions of years ago some prehistoric zebras crossed the land bridge between then connected continents of Africa and South America and had been moving up the coast since, until they found a suitable niche in San Simeon, CA. There they have been observed grazing and keeping company with local bovines for the last 50 years or so.


This could easily be the missing link the scientists were looking for. The photo below proves that the ancestors of modern birds are not dinosaurs, as it was believed before, but mollusks! Right before our eyes the giant clam in Pismo Beach mutated into a giant turkey. What more proof do you need?


And if you thought dinosaurs were extinct, you were just as mistaken as everyone else. A small herd of them can be seen peacefully grazing along highway 41, not too far from Morro Bay. Who knows, what other ancient creatures are lurking by the back roads of the wine country?

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