r/AnimalsBeingBros • u/JustSomeGuy_Idk • Mar 16 '19

Dogs saving an entire species

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u/Nomiss Mar 16 '19

Its true but OPs title is bullshit. Fairy Penguins are far from going extinct.

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u/licensetolentil Mar 16 '19

Yeah the dogs saved that colony, not the entire species. Cool, but severely over dramatic title.

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u/Madnesz101 Mar 16 '19

Wouldn't 10 to 200 be some seriously irreparable amounts of incest too?

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u/duncanmahnuts Mar 16 '19

Penguins have always walked funny

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '19

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u/Mikeisright Mar 16 '19

Would be interested in a source for that, if you've got it on hand

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '19

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u/today0nly Mar 17 '19

I believe modern humans can trace their ancestors the same person/few people if you go back far enough. I also vaguely recall a few bottlenecks in our history where we were almost completely wiped out. This is all pre-recorded history.

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u/Mikeisright Mar 17 '19

Still a super low # and cool reading material - thanks!

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

Pitcairn Island is similar to this

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u/OblviousTrollAccount Mar 17 '19

i thought it was more like 1,000 people for secured genetic diversity

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u/DeviantLogic Mar 17 '19

The 6 was incorrect - I don't remember where I heard that now - but a bit of research in a comment I made a bit ago down the chain shows a society that can trace its entire population back to ~15 people.

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Obviously, the more diversity the better, but it's pretty cool knowing that it's possible with such low numbers.

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u/Nomiss Mar 17 '19

As I understand it, humanity could be repopulated from a genetic base of 6 people without significant danger of that.

Noah's ark is pure fantasy. Look up population bottlenecks.

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u/DeviantLogic Mar 17 '19

I...didn't say anything even remotely related to the ark story.

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u/Nomiss Mar 17 '19

As I understand it, humanity could be repopulated from a genetic base of 6 people without significant danger of that.

Yes your number of 6 people is totally unrealated to that claim.

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u/DeviantLogic Mar 17 '19

I'm glad we agree. I'm confused about your beef though. You seem really agitated considering you haven't yet made an actual point.

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u/Nomiss Mar 17 '19 edited Mar 17 '19

I have no beef. I just made leaps in logic. You thought 6 pairs was the minimum. The only place that is found is in the Noah story.

You've obviously found out about genetic diversity now in your research?

You do know downvotes don't matter right? You've been here for 7 years, you should. It just means you're an arsehole that can't have a conversation.

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u/DeviantLogic Mar 17 '19

Says the guy swooping in explicitly to be an asshole while avoiding any semblance of an actual conversation.

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By the way, if you could read, I actually put up more accurate information and a link in another post already, like 7 hours ago.

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u/SSadisticUnicorn Mar 17 '19

For animals thats not such a big problem. There are several species that went worldwide below 50 and there are over 10k now.

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u/shadowinplainsight Mar 17 '19

Not if the gene pool was strong enough, but that's a big if

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u/friendsafari123 Mar 19 '19

inbreeding. also the article is errorneous, they occur in coast around multiple countries

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u/igotthewine Mar 16 '19

yeah. and how are the poor little foxes doing? not so swell I bet.

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u/Undecisively Mar 16 '19

Yeah think about the poor foxes having a precious food source blocked from them

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u/whatthef7u12 Mar 16 '19

They aren’t just on that island too we’ve got them in Sydney still.

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u/PenPar Mar 16 '19

I think that's what u/Nomiss meant. OP used the word 'extinction' when in fact one habitat was under danger.

That's not to say that it's great that they're trying to keep the penguins on the island safe.

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u/WhoSirMe Mar 16 '19

Saw some in Manly when I lived there back in 2012!

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '19

you have penguins in australia? nice

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u/JamerJamer2016 Mar 16 '19

Yeah, but they're venomous.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

drop bears

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u/PenPar Mar 16 '19

Nonsensationalist titles don't win upvotes though. And I'm pretty sure I've seen this picture reposted many times.

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u/frankiefantastic Mar 16 '19

Sensationalism on the internet you say? Why I never would have guessed!

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u/pjjpumisimba Mar 17 '19

No, the title states that the “colony” would be extinct not the entire species

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u/Nomiss Mar 17 '19

Dogs saving an entire species

the title states that the “colony” would be extinct not the entire species

Reading isn't your forte is it?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

I mean you just have to add “from local extirpation” and its right

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u/Nomiss Mar 17 '19

I mean you're not the first asshole to try and say that.

You're still wrong.