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[sillygoosegirl]

Speaking of intelligent design, what's up with having a baby with a giant brain born out of a pelvis that is supporting an upright body. That doesn't strike me as particularly intelligent... more like an unfortunate artifact from a simpler time. Personally, if I was the intelligent designer, we'd have zippers in our bellies.

There was a thing on the radio about studying genomes, particularly comparing the human one with the opossum one. They referred to humans as being however many bazillion years more advanced than marsupials... and don't get me wrong, I love my thumbs and spoken language, but there are some things where I think the marsupials are way ahead of us. I think only a man would say we were strictly more advanced.

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[2gouda4u.livejournal.com]

Marsupials are awesome. I remember reading how joeys (or whatever they're called when they first emerge) are responsible for climbing to the pouch and getting settled after they are "born" - how cool is that! And mothers' bodies can slow or abort joey development, based on her current nutrition level (or something like that). Don't know if it's any sort of conscious control, or just the body's natural response to lean times, but it's pretty sensible. I really shouldn't be spouting off "facts" I barely remember without doing some research and providing citations - but oh well.

Of course, it might get sort of annoying having your child climb into a pocket in your stomach for a few years...