what are you rabbeting on about edgar...i know suffering is part of life..do you take me to be a fool?.. merle Here's a great example of the New Age wishy washy feel good heart compassion Merle thinks is the be all and end all of reality. It isn't. The design of nature is absolutely based on the existence of suffering. Without suffering nature COULD NOT EXIST. Without death and suffering life would be impossible...
Suffering is good and necessary. Only through suffering can nature continue to evolve... Zen recognizes and embraces suffering. Edgar > > > > >ScienceShot: Survival of the Fittest, Inside a Shark's Womb >by Paul Gabrielsen on 30 April 2013, 7:45 PM > >Credit: Debra Abercrombie > >And you thought human sibling rivalry was intense. Sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) eat all of their brothers and sisters —before anyone has even been born. A new study shows that the shark pups' "embryonic cannibalism" serves a Darwinian purpose, ensuring survival of the fittest. Researchers studied 15 pregnant sand sharks carrying up to nine eggs in twin uteri. The eggs sported enough genetic diversity to indicate that the litter had multiple fathers. But not all of those dads got to pass on their dashing good looks to Junior. When sand shark eggs hatch, the first hatchling in each uterus (shown, at right, with embryo at left) eats all the rest, leaving only two pups per litter. In about 60% of the sharks studied, the two surviving hatchlings had the same fit father, the team reports in the latest issue of Biology Letters. Embryonic cannibalism may favor faster growth rates or "the precocious development of eyes and teeth," the team writes, "which enhances their ability to locate and consume their siblings." Fighting over the top bunk seems trivial in comparison. >Source: ScienceNow >http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/04/scienceshot-survival-of-the-fitt.html?ref=em >.
