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Morrigoon 07-18-2007 02:53 PM
Monkeys are still around... doesn't mean we didn't evolve from them, I say.

Just because donkeys and horses exist doesn't mean a mule didn't come from them, you KWIM?

Kevy Baby 07-18-2007 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 150903)
How come every time they find a coelacanth, they act like it's the first time they've discovered they're not extinct??? Didn't they find the first one over a decade ago?
Actually, it appears that there may be more than one discovery over the years.

http://www.dinofish.com/discoa.htm
http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/200...coelacanth.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebr...elacanths.html

Morrigoon 07-18-2007 03:07 PM
Exactly

Chernabog 07-18-2007 03:20 PM
The Great Old Ones are coming back! Run for your lives fools! Fear THE BLOOP! Ia! Ia!

(ok fine fine, I'll stop being obnoxious.)

Disneyphile 07-18-2007 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 150903)
Also (yeah, random): if it's a deep-water fish, is it possible to catch live and hold in an aquarium as part of a coelacanth breeding program? Is it possible to have deep-water fish in an aquarium, or does that screw with their systems too much?
Good question. But, I could swear I've seen deep-sea fish at some aquariums before. They're usually kept in the dark and such.

Ghoulish Delight 07-18-2007 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 150903)
Also (yeah, random): if it's a deep-water fish, is it possible to catch live and hold in an aquarium as part of a coelacanth breeding program? Is it possible to have deep-water fish in an aquarium, or does that screw with their systems too much?
It is possible to keep deepwater species in pressurized environments, however I'd imagine it's not particularly convenient to do so and especially not for breeding purposes.

Kevy Baby 07-18-2007 04:01 PM
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(ok fine fine, I'll stop being obnoxious.)
No you won't - it's part of why we like you!

€uroMeinke 07-18-2007 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 150903)
Also (yeah, random): if it's a deep-water fish, is it possible to catch live and hold in an aquarium as part of a coelacanth breeding program? Is it possible to have deep-water fish in an aquarium, or does that screw with their systems too much?
When visiting Ralphie's lab at Harvard we got to see the pressurized vessels they were making to capture some deep sea specimens. More metal than glass (or whatever transparent material they use) I can't imagine them being employed well in a Sea World type environment. I know before their use there was still question about what could be brought back alive.

Another, fond memory is seeing numerous specimens that Ralphie (and his collegues) had yet to be able to identify:

Not Afraid: What's in this jar
Ralphie: Huh? Oh, we don't know yet


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