"Tim Tyler"  wrote in message
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> r norman  wrote or quoted:
> > spam_bait101{at}yahoo.com (sb) wrote:
>
> > >How come mammals that live in green forests aren't
green (for camouflage) ?
> >
> > This is one more example of how "intelligent design" has
failed.
> > Mammals simply don't know how to make a green pigment.
>
> Well - there's "green hair syndrome".
>
> Also check out the "Three-toed sloth":
>
> ``Why do three-toed sloths have green hair? The three-toed
sloth, one of
>   the slowest creatures on earth, has specially adapted
hair which
>   encourages algae growth. The algae gives it a greenish
appearance.''
>
>  -
http://www.gocornerstore.com/Inventory_files/August_F/2F.html
>
> ...and - of course - there's the "green beard effect" ;-)
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Hmm...quoting from that reference: "Scientists think sloths
may get nutrition from the algae when they groom
themselves."
Can someone in genetic engineering work on this for homo
sap? I can save a lot of money on salad!
.....tonyC
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