Re: Redefining eternity

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:41:21 -0500, Jill McQuown
<j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

On 12/13/2024 9:16 AM, Janet wrote:

In article
<5386f47839ddbc35b54ea4e9c14bd73a@www.novabbs.org>, dsi100
@yahoo.com says...
 
 

The weird thing about pigs is that a domestic pig can turn into a feral
pig after a short time in the wild. It's a physical change on a genetic
level. How strange is that?
>

   about as credible as a stray spaniel turning into a
wolf,  and those feral chickens outside your condo turning
into vultures.
 
     Janet UK
 

I'd love to know where he comes up with these ideas (other than random
Youtube videos).

I asked our artificially intelligent friend.

<quote>
Domestic pigs that escape into the wild can adapt to their new
environment remarkably quickly. Within weeks or months, they begin to
change:

-Behaviorally: They become more aggressive, independent, and
resourceful.
-Physically: Their coat often grows thicker and darker, they may
develop longer snouts, and their tusks (teeth) grow larger because
they aren't trimmed or worn down in captivity.

Not a Genetic Change (Short-Term):
These changes are phenotypic (physical and behavioral traits
influenced by environment) and not genotypic (changes in the DNA). In
other words, the pig's genes don't immediately mutate or evolve;
rather, latent traits that are already in their genome (from their
shared ancestry with wild boars) are expressed due to environmental
pressures.
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Bruce
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