tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post7139936431308334451..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: Where Do Camels Belong?Jeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-81391387158359500842014-06-26T11:29:08.517-04:002014-06-26T11:29:08.517-04:00He does point out a few species that do seem to ca...He does point out a few species that do seem to cause harm where they have been introduced- the cane toad is one I remember- but it's only one out of ten that seems to be the case, and it's <i>always</i> the fault of humans for the introduction. I don't think camels are considered invasive, but he uses them as an example of how obscure an animal's origins can be- most people thinkJeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-14693484178588434412014-06-26T11:06:35.441-04:002014-06-26T11:06:35.441-04:00Interesting! Are camels one of the invasive specie...Interesting! Are camels one of the invasive species in question? Where did they invade?<br /><br />(Also, I do not deny Thompson's conclusions -- I don't know anything one way or the other -- but I would prefer that we didn't have nutria and kudzu. Nutria are especially gross, and I would be fine if they went extinct.)Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-59977035311419025222014-06-22T10:37:18.509-04:002014-06-22T10:37:18.509-04:00This sounds really fascinating! I don't mind p...This sounds really fascinating! I don't mind planting species that originate from other places, as long as they don't compete too much with what grows here naturally. I haven't devoted much thought to this topic, though, and this book sounds like an eye-opener. Thanks for the review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-7168819858300842722014-06-21T20:59:24.879-04:002014-06-21T20:59:24.879-04:00This sounds fascinating - I bet my mom would like ...This sounds fascinating - I bet my mom would like it a lot.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-58791639461277225432014-06-21T12:11:30.492-04:002014-06-21T12:11:30.492-04:00It sounds interesting but I imagine that I too wou...It sounds interesting but I imagine that I too would have the "brain hurt"Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.com