Technically, since inter-species mating cannot produce offspring,
only breeding females who desire offspring would contribute to the
population growth. Unrelated species could have sex until they
disintegrate, and still not produce any kids. So that can be helpful.
--JMH
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., thylacin_at_t... wrote:
> Hm. Does this mean that overcrowding is becoming a problem? We have
> the breeding conventions of heat periods and a nix on inter-species
> breeding, is that enough to keep populations down? The growth of a
> given group is based on the percentage of breeding femals, and 3/1
is
> an AWFULLY high ratio.
>
> -Thylacine
> Unless there's something I'm not taking into account, as usual...
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "J.H." <jmhcustomart_at_y...> wrote:
> > --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "Shad Devil " <Shad_Devil_at_g...> wrote:
> > > ARe the life-spans of Anthro's the same as Humans or are they
> living
> > > longer or shorter?
> >
> > --They're about the same. Average life span is between 80 and
100
> > years. The female to male ratio, though, is about 3 to 1. That
> > could prove to be a problem in the future...
> >
> > --JMH
Received on Thu Nov 08 2001 - 02:16:45 CST