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Along the warm coastal lowlands of New South Wales (map), the yellow-bellied three-toed skink lays eggs to reproduce. But individuals of the same species living in the state's higher, colder mountains are almost all giving birth to live young.
To me, it simply sounds like this skink has merely adapted to birth its young in the most beneficial fashion for their survival.
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by Praetorius
Hey man hows it goin? Good to "see" ya... so to speak
I seem to feel the motivation for this thread was this...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
If this is the case, the OP of this ^^ thread completely dismisses evolution in all forms. Now is this not in some small degree, proof that evolution may exist?
edit on 16-9-2011 by Akragon because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by Nosred
Is the skink still a skink?
Originally posted by DoctorHouseMD
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by Nosred
Is the skink still a skink?
Probably not anymore. If it has taken this kind of drastic leap in evolution, you would have to classify it as something else. I think if you started laying eggs instead of giving birth, we'd probably classify you as a different species as well.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
"Probably", "I think", "probably"
Sorry, do you have verification beyond personal arbitrary conjectures? Something Scientific?
Is the skink still a skink? No Creationist denies variations within species.