But can a manatee fight back when threatened? If a boat with a propeller encroaches on the manatee carelessly, and it can not flee, will it defend itself or be mortaly wounded?
Now a Hippapotomus is much more libertarian like, leave him alone and you will be fine, bet get to close for his comfort and he can defend himself. Most Libertarians I have seen are not complete pacifists --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The manatee would be ideal. The manatee has no natural enemies and > there are no dominant manatees. That is manatees do not dominate > other manatees. They have no leaders. Manatees do no harm to any > creature. They survive on sea vegatation. Manatees are libertarians. > > $ > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], marc guttman <marc_guttman@> > wrote: > > > > A few months ago, while driving cross-country with my father, we > discussed politics a bit. He asked me what animal would be a good > mascot for the LP. We came up with a few criteria and then he > suggested an animal that would fit well. Some of our criteria: > > > > - a non-predator/aggressor > > - an animal that provides for itself (ie. does not live off of > humans like pets and farm animals) > > - an animal that can defend itself > > - an animal that leaves its environment better than it was found > > > > My father suggested that the industrious beaver would fit our > criteria and would make a good mascot. > > > > from http://www.beavers-beavers.com/: "The Beaver is one of the > most reputable animals and is definitely a much-admired rodent in > both the United States and Canada. It is the National symbol of > Canada and two US states, namely Oregon and New York have adopted it > as the state symbol...The animal slaps the water in the case of > danger. It is believed that this sort of slapping may be a warning > signal meant to other Beavers who usually establish their homes up > or down the same stream...Beavers feed mainly on what they can find > in their habitat. This includes vegetarian food such as aspen, > willow, cottonwood, leaves, apples, crops, and similar fare. Fish > can also comprise Beaver's ration, yet the animal does not hunt. It > eats dead fish found near-by. Careful and prudent, Beavers hide food > in their underwater tunnels to make use of it in winter > periods...Beavers are considered a "cornerstone species" since they > change the habitat they live in like no other animal. Thanks to the > > Beaver, other species such as turtles, frogs, birds, and fish can > find a good home and enjoy naturally created habitat. Naturally > created wetlands help to cleanse the water and serve as filters that > are instrumental in getting rid of pollutants and silt. These areas > are a valuable means of irrigation and water control...[However,] > Dams result in flooding which can be negative for forests, roads, > and agriculture. Beavers may damage fish and farm ponds and destroy > agricultural crops when feeding. A number of other dreadful effects > caused by this species' activities have aroused the need for > managing Beavers and preventing them from undesirable habitat > changes." > > > > > > The defensive porcupine would also be a good mascot: > > > > from http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/porcupine.htm: "The > porcupine uses its quills for defense. The porcupine cannot shoot > its quills. When a predator approaches, the porcupine will turn its > back, raise the quills and lash out at the threat with its tail. If > the porcupine hits an animal with its quills, the quills become > embedded in the animal. Body heat makes the barbs expand and they > become even more deeply embedded in the animal's skin. If an animal > is hit in a vital place it may die. The porcupine is not an > aggressive animal. It will only attack if it is threatened. Some > animals, like the fisher, are experts at attacking porcupines...The > common porcupine is an herbivore. It eats leaves, twigs and green > plants like skunk cabbage and clover. In the winter, it may eat > bark. It often climbs trees to find food. It is mostly nocturnal, > but will sometimes forage for food in the day...The common porcupine > is a solitary animal, although it may den with other porcupines in > the > > winter. It makes its den in caves, decaying logs and hollow > trees. The common porcupine doesn't hibernate, but it may stay in > its den during bad weather. The common porcupine is a good swimmer, > its hollow quills help keep it afloat. It is also an excellent tree- > climber and spends much of its time in trees. It is a very vocal > animal and has a wide-variety of calls including moans, grunts, > coughs, wails, whines, shrieks and tooth clicking." > > > > I've heard the penguin and the skunk recommended in the past. > > > > > > What color would a libertarian state be? White (the inclusion of > all colors). > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
