Keith Rogan
New member
>>>>>>Okay, I see your point about humans having been part of the predator/prey environment on some continents (the old world) for hundreds of millenia. Even in N & S America we have been here for 10,000 years<<<<
Dagny,
No. That too is a myth. The common animals we know and hunt like deer, elk and moose are old world animals that came across the Bering land bridge WITH man, about 20,000 years ago. The animals that lived here prior to that time - animals not adapted to human predation are gone, replaced by the old world animals that came with us.
These animals have adapted further in north america, The red deer became our elk. The moose grew larger, etc, but they are the same animals found in Eurasia.
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Keith
The Bears and Bear Maulings Page: members.xoom.com/keithrogan
Dagny,
No. That too is a myth. The common animals we know and hunt like deer, elk and moose are old world animals that came across the Bering land bridge WITH man, about 20,000 years ago. The animals that lived here prior to that time - animals not adapted to human predation are gone, replaced by the old world animals that came with us.
These animals have adapted further in north america, The red deer became our elk. The moose grew larger, etc, but they are the same animals found in Eurasia.
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Keith
The Bears and Bear Maulings Page: members.xoom.com/keithrogan