(October 24, 2012 at 8:58 pm)Polaris Wrote: There is actually a minimum number of individuals a species must have if it is to survive. Below that and it is likely to become extinct. I thought it was as low as 1,000 but now it looks to be estimated at 5,000 or so.That all depends on the environment. In the case of a species that is part of the food chain, there may not be enough to survive depletion. In the case of a new species, it is not yet an integral part of the food chain and the predators may be few to none initially which presents a whole new thriving scenario.
As you are a christian, one assumes that you believe in the babble-book in which there is a story of two humans thriving and also a family thriving and what of the animals on the ark. That was well below your 1000-5000.
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