Re: [asa] donkey and horse

D. F. Siemens, Jr. wrote:
> No, these do not qualify as evolving species in most YEC views.
> Apparently most of the equids can be bred to produce sterile hybrids.
> Mules and hinnies are well known. A zorse was recently noted. However,
> there are some YECs who have more carefully calculated the capacity of
> the Ark and decided that only one pair from each genus or family could
> have been aboard. This requires rapid evolution of the several equid
> species so that their offspring is sterile. Abraham had asses. Joseph had
> horses. David had mules. Given the accepted dates, that's evolution in a
> great hurry. Something similar can be argued about the felines, what with
> ligers and tiglons. Arguing this point will be problematic, for the
> capacity of the Ark seems to be highly flexible, depending on the
> premises immediately needed.
>

Thanks, but if given time and environmental pressure would the examples
of interbreeding likely become no longer cross fertile? In other words
are they potential examples of evolution in action even if YECs do not
consider them to be such?

Dave W (CSCA)

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Received on Sun Jul 8 07:59:54 2007