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Re: Herbivore protection

To: jbois@umd5.umd.edu, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Herbivore protection
From: Bettyc <Bettyc@flyinggoat.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 20:55:23 -0700
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John Bois wrote:
> I don't know of any reason why a wildebeest couldn't have many small
> babies rather than one big one.  

I beleive the constraint is brain tissue.  A larger brain (as in
mammals) means the brain and thus the head is larger at birth.
And the rest of the body is there to support it.
I only have info on why HUMANS have big babies-not all animals, so take
it for a grain of salt.

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           Betty Cunningham  
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- Re: Herbivore protection
  - From: John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>

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