[Leps-l] Remarkable news!

rcech at nyc.rr.com rcech at nyc.rr.com
Fri Apr 1 12:22:57 EDT 2022


Well, I don't believe that since unicorns are notoriously mythical. But
Equus giganteus, now there's a steed fit for Gigantopithecus! The dressage
was awesome to behold, I imagine.

 

From: Leps-l <leps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Bitzer, Royce J
Sent: Friday, April 1, 2022 12:19 PM
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Yes, and I've heard something about these apes having domesticated unicorns
as pack animals.  It's doubtful if adult Gigantopithecus actually rode them,
though, as the apes were much too large for anything horse-sized to have
supported their weight.

 

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From: Steve Plumb <mailto:voiceofthefair at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, April 1, 2022 7:20 AM
To: Neil Jones <mailto:neil at aurinia.co.uk> 
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Subject: Re: [Leps-l] Remarkable news!

 

Amazing, I had expected the numbers to be way down. I assumed the migration
had stalled as the woods here in Maine were full of Monarchs all winter
long. In fact it wasn't until just today, April 1st, that the butterflies
are beginning to disperse.

Steve Plumb

> On Apr 1, 2022, at 7:20 AM, Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk
<mailto:neil at aurinia.co.uk> > wrote:
> 
> The delay in reporting the figures for the size of the Mexican monarch
overwintering colonies has been explained today in a remarkable revelation.
> 
> The results of a top secret research project have finally been revealed to
the public. The findings have caused ripples of excitement across the
scientific community. A research group of paleontologists has been working
in the area of the colonies and they have made some remarkable finds.
> 
> Subfossil bones dating back to around only 2 millennia ago have been
unearthed from the nearby forest. Detailed examination by experts has shown
they belong to an giant species of ape. The ape named Gigantopithecus
epimenides by experts is believed to be an extinct 10 foot tall orangutan
which lived swinging from the trees in the oyalmel forests.
> 
> Work on excavating the bones delayed the counting work but it was done
with extreme care to avoid disturbing the butterflies.
> 
>  Professor Jan van Leugenaarsdorp of San Serriffe University said,"It
seems there really were bigfoot creatures around until at least 2000 years
ago and it does appear they were monarch watchers."
> 
> Neil Jones neil at aurinia.co.uk <mailto:neil at aurinia.co.uk> 
> 
> 1st April 2022
> 
> 
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