Table of Contents
Frank B. Finite (a "true" atheist)
So-So Proofs of Intelligent Design
Primordial Soup for the Soulless
The Blind Fools Evolution Dictionary
The Blind Fools Guest Entry Log
Past Issues - Issues that ran before this
Linkage - Other sites that are way more
Amazing Transitional Animals
Darwin said that we should find millions of transitional fossils to support the theory of evolution.
And though we haven't come across any yet, we know it is just a matter of time before we do. Because given enough time, anything can happen (i.e., something from nothing, order from chaos via random chance, evolution, etc. and etc.).
So we have taken the liberty of "reconstructing" what these transitional animals were probably like.
We snookered a bunch of students from the local art school to help us out pro-bono. Now it should be cautioned that these aspiring artists may have pushed their creative license in order to beef up their portfolio and make a name for themselves (which scientists are probably above doing, right?).
Then we hood-winked a bunch of natural science students from the local junior college to give us a brief synopsis of how these animals probably lived. And they probably took some creative licenses too (which scientists are also probably above doing, right?).
Enjoy the tour . . .
Veggie Tales Edition
In the last addition we looked at those transitional animals that roamed the fruited plains. This time we study their close cousins . . .
Chili Pepper-to-Moth Transitionary Species
Migrated to and thrived in the North American territories because predators in the South America region had developed a resistance to its toxic body juices.
Nature had evolved its bright red color as a warning to those might be tempted to eat it, but some spredator species ignored the warning and eventually developed a taste for the critters.
It is speculated that early man was too lazy to take RHCPMs out of their cavemade chili when they accidentally fell into it. Apparantly the taste was worth the bitter sting.
Mushroom-to-Camel Transitionary Species
As mushrooms evolved a fluke of nature occured. Any of them they had the genetic defect to be conjoined (siamese) twins, also developed the genetic code to sprout legs, fur and a face.
As these new species bred with one another, they eventually lost the mushroom genetic data all together and began to . . . well . . . mushroom in size (no pun intended).
So of coarse the first ones were small. In fact, insects and other small critters (maybe not unlike the praying mantis shown above) would ride their backs on long journeys.
The tasty humps would also provide nutrition for the caravaning insects and apparantly the cameshrooms didn't mind. This may also have contributed to the loss of the mushroom genetic code.
On this one you can see that the head is larger in proportion to the body. This was not too much of a problem because the humps would balance the weight distribution. That is until a carpooling guest would eat away both humps - then balancing became a bit more difficult.
Artichoke-to-Cat Transitionary Species
A somewhat domesticated variety of the wild feline, this species had a very unusual trait - its heart was located right smack dab in the middle of its head.
This left very little room for brain material, so it was an animal that didn't last too long in the evolutionary scheme of things.
Other than that, it was pretty much like today's domesticated house cats.
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