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Topic: How did Monkeys get to South America?
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 4 of 137 (499034)
02-16-2009 3:10 AM
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Reply to: Message 1 by Engineer 02-15-2009 10:09 PM
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Primitive primates were present in the part of Gondwana Land that we now call South America, before continental drift caused the greatest case of speciation the world has ever seen.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 23 of 137 (499107)
02-16-2009 6:57 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by Engineer 02-15-2009 10:09 PM
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My `island hopping theory`: if Australia still had a giant inland sea, the oceans would have been considerably shallower: islands would have been muci more numerous. They island hopped. It would explain the genetic difference between them and African monkeys, as you pointed out.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 42 of 137 (499150)
02-16-2009 10:46 PM
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Reply to: Message 30 by RAZD 02-16-2009 9:56 PM
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Re: The Magic Koala theory
Island hopping would reduce the distance to travel. Hence, more animals can be considered.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 64 of 137 (499199)
02-17-2009 7:33 AM
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Reply to: Message 63 by RAZD 02-17-2009 7:16 AM
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Re: The Magic Koala theory
Islands erode just like cliff faces, from the power of the waves.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 73 of 137 (499237)
02-17-2009 4:57 PM
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Island Hopping Theory
If I can revisit my island hopping theory for a moment: how many more islands would there be if the present sea level dropped, say 2m?
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 89 of 137 (499281)
02-18-2009 3:25 AM
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An inland volcanic eruption would more than likely force a group of monkeys living on the coast, into the water. Provided they survived the magma shower, a bunch of floating volcanic material would seem an appetizing alternative, as compared to staying in the water or returning to land.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 90 of 137 (499283)
02-18-2009 3:31 AM
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Reply to: Message 89 by Darwinist 02-18-2009 3:25 AM
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As to their water requirements, until vegetation sprouted, saltwater would taste just like normal water to a severely dehydrated monkey.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 101 of 137 (499461)
02-18-2009 6:08 PM
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If the green monkey travelled that far, the water problem is solved, insofar as it must have rehydrated itself somehow.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 102 of 137 (499462)
02-18-2009 6:13 PM
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The only problem that I can forsee, in light of the green monkeys travels, is the difference in environments between Africa and South America.
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Darwinist
Junior Member (Idle past 5543 days) Posts: 22 From: Two Rocks, Western Australia Joined: 02-15-2009
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Message 110 of 137 (499488)
02-18-2009 8:31 PM
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My island hopping theory was original.
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