On 2004-02-06 15:21:48 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) said:

rw wrote in message
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http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_0601_04.html
According to this web site, even though the two species look very
similar, they actually are not as closely related as the similarity
suggests. It
That site points to research indicating they can breed and produce
fertile offspring. Sounds like a single species to me. (All other
"scientific" reasons for declaring a new species are, IMO, grounded
only in the scientist's desire for recognition and/or career advancement
;-)

Lions and tigers have been bred and produced fertile offspring. Would you
call them one species?

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