Re: Restoring Dinosaurs (was Hadrosaur necks, etc.)

[zenlizard@juno.com]

On Thu, 03 Sep 1998 18:17:09 CDT  Andy Farke  writes:
>For the sake of completeness, I should discuss the relative lack of 
variation in >some animals, notably elephants, rhinos, etc. The
coloration is relatively consistant >(gray). Maybe a correlation between
size and color (the bigger the drabber?)?

IIRC  (and I may not), there is much more of a correlation between the
ability to see color and color variation in an animal's outward
appearance than there is between size and color.  Only a coincidence that
most large mammals are color-blind.
-zenlizard

Iguanas are angry, vengeful gods.  Serve us, you foolish mortals!

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