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--- Christian Thalmann <cinga@hidden.email> wrote:
> I was under the impression that "race" was an
> even lower
> taxonomic level of distinction,
It is not. Perhaps in certain circles, but in the
general scientific community, H. sapiens sapiens
is as specific as we get. I.e., no H. sapiens
sapiens subsaharooccidentaleafricani
> e.g. the dog races,
> which all belong to the subspecies canis lupus
> familiaris.
Dogs are a strange lot and bear no comparison to
humans (or many other animals). As I recall, dogs
have had the curious ability to remain
interfertile: any wolf with any domestic dog with
any wild dog. (Kind of defeats the premise behind
"species", but there you have it.) Mind you, they
don't mate _naturally_. I am unsure about any
attempts to cross a human with a near relative,
but am pretty sure such a union would be
infertile.
Padraic.
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beuyont alch geont la ciay la cina
mangeiont alch geont y faues la lima;
pe' ne m' molestyont
que faciont
doazque y facyont in rima.
.