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squaregrouper · 08-08-2006, 06:15 PM

My ears were ringing...
My friend Jorge owns Draco Marine Aquaculture in Baltimore and he specializes in Hippocampus sp. I don't know if he raises H. erectus.

A few things about past posts on this thread, with all due respect.
1) H. erectus is the same species, regardless of where they are native to. The definition of a species is two animals than can produce fertile offspring. A human from Alaska and a human from South Africa can produce fertile offspring, thus they are the same species. On the other hand, all mules are sterile. Every time a mule is born, it is the offspring of a horse and a donkey.
2) DO NOT release any captive animals, whether wild or captive raised. It is not only unethical, it is illegal.
I didn't mean to sound rude or harsh, I just wanted to clear those things up.

08-08-2006, 06:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
squaregrouper Tubeworm Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bodymore Murderland Posts: 26 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone selling tank bred hippocampus erectus in our area? My ears were ringing... My friend Jorge owns Draco Marine Aquaculture in Baltimore and he specializes in Hippocampus sp. I don't know if he raises H. erectus. A few things about past posts on this thread, with all due respect. 1) H. erectus is the same species, regardless of where they are native to. The definition of a species is two animals than can produce fertile offspring. A human from Alaska and a human from South Africa can produce fertile offspring, thus they are the same species. On the other hand, all mules are sterile. Every time a mule is born, it is the offspring of a horse and a donkey. 2) DO NOT release any captive animals, whether wild or captive raised. It is not only unethical, it is illegal. I didn't mean to sound rude or harsh, I just wanted to clear those things up.