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This idea is for the genetic selection of benign and freindly lions to be allowed access to urban and suburban areas. With the addition of the lion, you can add midsize mammals which fill the food chain and ultimately amplify the biodiversity within and around cities. This would provide a strong source
of sustainability in city planning.
beware of what you wish for.
http://news.bbc.co..../london/6486327.stm
[po, Mar 24 2007]
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So, let me see if I have this straight. We
need lions which hunt and eat midsized
mammals, but which are benign and
friendly? And which don't eat midsize
people? |
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I can see natural selection having some
pretty undesirable outcomes in this
situation. |
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I don't think this will work because in
the words of the song: "You can't hide
your lion eyes....(The Eagles) " |
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This would only lead to more lion dancing. |
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//midsize mammals// Like teenagers? |
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I'm thinking we could control their instincts so that the lion would only want to eat non-people. This would include criminals, of course, and for this reason the lions can work on the police force for fresh antelope. |
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Dyslexic police officer:
"Look out! He's got a gnu" |
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Yeah yeah. And he's an atheist too - he
denies the existence of dogs. |
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Daseva, I think some basic concepts in
animal behaviour may have escaped your
attention. [+] for wanting to put
spectacular animals into an urban setting
with drastic consequences, [-/2] for failing
to resolve the details, and [-/2] for failing
to weave tapirs into the equation, so [0]
overall. |
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Domesticating isn't an invention. That said, [+] |
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Marvel Comics might sue you for copyright infringement. |
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It would certainly encourage an upgrade in jogger velocity |
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Tapirs would flesh out the food chain quite nicely. |
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We could ride them and reduce exhaust. |
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sooo... a vegetarian lion that only eats weeds ? |
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//I'm thinking we could control their instincts// [marked-for-tagline] |
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<sings>"In the suburbs, the mighty suburbs, the lion sleeps tonight..."</sings> |
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well, I suppose you could reverse-pavlov them from birth: negative physical stimuli associated with the smell of raw people and pet meat... you'd still have to feed them something though, and I'm *not* cleaning up lion-poop off the sidewalk. |
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The scarab beetles might be able to take care of that? Toasted poop... hmm. And, [pert], that's funny to point out. What a stupid thing to say! What was I thinking... |
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//Marvel Comics might sue you for copyright infringement.// [marked-for-tagline] |
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