Not so sure he feels the love Saskeptic. I remember a very sharply worded critique of his research by a fellow faculty member not all that long ago, a physics Prof if I remember correctly. The crux of this Prof's gist was, "Is this some kind of joke?" I'm sure he was just the only one to put his feelings on paper and publish them. What was said over sherry at the President's residence, hmmm?
But hey, you got to start somewhere, and one guy in a rather obscure corner of a less-than Ivy League school is a good a start as any. I admire his courage and stamina, but mostly I admire his dedication to ideals we never tire of describing for those who may have forgotten them. (No, I know you haven't)
The difference is these cats are a real and BF is not. Many people spend their lives exploring the outdoors and never see a cat, but we know they're there because they exist and are recognized by science...and from time to time so called hunters tree them with dogs and shoot them. BF on the other hand is a mythical creature.
The difference is these cats are a real and BF is not. Many people spend their lives exploring the outdoors and never see a cat, but we know they're there because they exist and are recognized by science...and from time to time so called hunters tree them with dogs and shoot them. BF on the other hand is a mythical creature.
In point of fact, to many biologists, these cats aren't real either in areas they are presumed to have been exterminated, and no, they are not recognized by science, in that context. You could make a good argument too that the E. Puma is what is being reported, and that is DEFINITELY considered extinct by science. But, having seen a cougar in the Blue Ridge of VA, and having had a close friend describe a jaguarundi running loose in the wilds of AL, I can tell you they are wrong. Puts the cat roughly in the same category as BF for me.