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Old 06-02-2008, 08:39 AM
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If humans weren't around...

What animal would rule the world? Hmmm...

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Old 06-02-2008, 08:41 AM
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If my yard is any indication, the world would be ruled by squirrels and ground hogs.
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Old 06-02-2008, 08:44 AM
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:14 AM
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That niche would be available to any renter.

So natural selection being what it is, another creature that has the climatic adaptability and facility for tools would likely (but not necessarily) evolve. Think of how many saber-toothed cats evolved over time from different genetic lines and at different times. Same deal.
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The cock roach
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:39 AM
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The cock roach
Will only dominate when anything bigger & meaner is gone. A shrew would rule a cockroach world in a way no human possibly could dominate this world.
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:40 AM
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:41 AM
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The pussy.
That's already true. That's not hypothetical . . . .
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:42 AM
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Talking Rattus rattus

I think rats would rule if we disappeared. They're already plenty mean and ornery, and they breed so fast --!
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:48 AM
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I think rats would rule if we disappeared. They're already plenty mean and ornery, and they breed so fast --!
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But without OUR trash to keep them well fed ...


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Old 06-02-2008, 10:55 AM
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Cockroaches are relatively unchanged in the last 300 million years, they had their chance.
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:19 AM
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Cockroaches are relatively unchanged in the last 300 million years, they had their chance.
Thats because they don't need to. They are like the perfect animal, except they are gross and don't live that long. Oh, and they can't drive a mercedes.
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:25 AM
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Thats because they don't need to. They are like the perfect animal, except they are gross and don't live that long. Oh, and they can't drive a mercedes.
Who would have been around to create a Mercedes? Besides, the cockroach exoskeleton is damn near Mercedes-like in design...

...including that AMG "designo" paint job they all sport!
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I know that if the world ended today, the cockroaches would be driving diesel w123s...

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