SOUTHERN FLORIDA CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (SFCRC)



Location: LEE/1.



I basically was restating a position I have mentioned earlier on this forum. As I also have stated, for the good of the species, the SFCRC would consider breeder exchange for the genetic benefit of Corucia zebrata.



In the true spirit of Voltaire: "I may disagree with what you say but defend to the death your right to say it." I just wish you don't do it. I appreciate and admire the professional and intelligent presentation of the counterpoints on this issue. This is the way the Skink Forum should fly.



Another observation of this 'non-emotional' species: A male Corucia unrelated in a recent Corucia shipment of very sick Skinks guarded a dead neonate Corucia in the shipment of about 5 months of age. He occasionally nuzzled the dead youngster to try to stimulate the youngster to rise. And yes, the female Gharials have been observed leaving their newly hatched young in the care of the male to go back for hours trying to revive dead youngsters. Adolescent female Gharials have been observed laying by the female when she digs the young out of the nest. Just as dinosaurs were once considered Poikilothermic, dim-wit

ted and lethargic, Reptiles I feel are also underestimated in their abilities and social relationships. In Birds and other dinosaurs, Intellegence was based on brain size. However, it is not the Corpus Callosum (as in synapsids -mammals) that is the seat of intelligence in Diapsids (Reptiles and Archosaurs) but the Corpus Striatum. The moral of the story, don't sell the reptile completely short on some intellectual and emotional ability.



Sincerely,

Brian

SFCRC

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