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When we read something on MSN that was said by "scientist" that states, ""Due to its size, Gigantopithecuspresumably depended on a large amount of food," that's slim pickings from the tree of knowledge.

We should cut the USDA and their NFS branch some slack; the hot potato belongs to the DOI and their F & W Services. The ole boys with the NFS would spill it all if it was up to them. Some of'em spill it all anyway. Folks generally don't want to hear it though. Give's them the shakes in their deer stands early in the morning and on their way out about dark to even think about.

I don't think USFS "officially" knows, not even internally. I think it's known in some areas. I don't believe there is an active conspiracy. It doesn't take one. Think about the promotion process, not for local staff, but for line officers who want to rise into the upper ranks. That's seldom if ever a vertical climb, there are horizontal or slightly diagonal moves into other forests, other districts, other regions, which have to be approved the supervisors in those units. If you have 6 applicants for an opening, are you going to pick the one who has a reputation for stirring trouble or not? I think not. So ... bringing attention on something that even potentially causes work USFS doesn't want to delve into can be career limiting entirely without any explicit threat. A person has to look long range at what furthers their career goals and act accordingly. MIB

I guess that's when they learned they had to start running down deer and eating them. They cut out the "middle man"; the deer ate the grass and big'un ate the deer. Got his greens already "prepared" and had venison as the main dish. (Mighty crude version of turnip greens and ham, but " presumably" saved the big feller from extinction.)

One does not equal the other. I believe you've seen something outside common experience. I don't believe in a complicated mess of an ongoing conspiracy contrived to what? Allow for your experience. One portion of your equation does not necessarily lead to the conclusion. There are ulterior conclusions.