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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2007-01-16 09:10 am

Wierdosity off the scale, captain



Cheers to [livejournal.com profile] laserboy for sending me a link to this article about conservation efforts for the wierdest animals (i.e. those with the least close relatives).

[identity profile] ninox.livejournal.com 2007-01-17 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
That was kind of my point but statistically people will protect creatures dependant on the degree of relatedness, hence mammals come top of the list and spiders are viewed more alien and way out.