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morphed
at Mon May 1 12:01:04 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by morphed ]
Ivories do survive.. just not in the actuall "wild" well maybe some but... heres my theory.
Africans are smart, very smart. They understand what things go for in the US. They also have their own facilities. Logically if they know that they can produce YBs from Ivories they would hold all of the Ivories and breed them to normals. Once the YB are produced they are then imported into the country. This could be the reason why we dont see many ivories but we see so many YBs this could also be the reason why nobody really finds YBs in normal lots anymore they know what to look for, and are breeding for it.
I think Randys first estimate on YBs out of the wild was very close to the ball park range. Maybe a little on the high side but reasonably close. I know for a fact its high.
I also agree with Oz, YBs are amazing animals and i do beleive that they will all produce ivories, just like pastels produce supers. But i dont thnik many of the YBs coming into the country are CH i beleive they are CB in africa.
Just some thoughts...
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RE: How many ivories are imported a year? - morphed, Mon May 1 12:01:04 2006