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RE: ALBINO EASTERN CHAINS????

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Posted by: DMong at Fri Feb 8 13:24:50 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

Only one little problem. Now those probably WERE very bogus crosses you held at that particular time, I'm not doubting that one tiny bit at all. I have seen many obvious crosses as well over the years too. But on the other hand, there have also been many other accounts of different getula being found from DIFFERENT places of origin in the country too (such as N.Carolina). I have a huge laundry list that's probably 75 feet long of compiled data and stories on them, and I cannot tell you where the real ones are (if there even are any now) OR where the bogus ones are (unless they are very obvious of course).

How do you identify a fairly convincing looking "imposter" cross of several generations that was back-bred to many more "target" authentic Eastern getula anyway? I don't think I could ever tell the difference if my life depended on it, and I don't think you or anybody else can either no matter how experienced an eye they may have. I've seen many of these to know that I cannot tell conclusively one way or another......

In short, those will always be like the old TV commercial with Mr. Owl getting to the center of a "Tootsie Pop"..........the world will never know. ..........until a new line comes around again that CAN be traced directly back to it's very specific place of origin. Otherwise, they are nothing different than Bigfoot sightings in my opinion.


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