Comments on: Elephantopotamus Discovered http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: HOOSIERHUNTER http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42161 HOOSIERHUNTER Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:58:14 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42161 What makes them think animals like this (or elephants for that matter) went from terrestial to aquatic and back to terrestial? So it liked to munch on water plants. When the first surfer develops gills I'll start believing all this stuff. What makes them think animals like this (or elephants for that matter) went from terrestial to aquatic and back to terrestial? So it liked to munch on water plants. When the first surfer develops gills I’ll start believing all this stuff.

]]> By: red_pill_junkie http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42158 red_pill_junkie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:27:30 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42158 Looks like a really big cousin of the tapir to me. Nice animal Looks like a really big cousin of the tapir to me.

Nice animal

]]> By: SOCALcryptid http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42160 SOCALcryptid Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:57:14 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42160 Thanks koipond. I did not know they have a skeleton based on the info given above. You are right about the moose and water buff. I just do not get those who base things on teeth and only teeth. A chimp for example. They were thought to be herbivores until they were caught on film hunting a monkey. The same goes for the Hippo. etc. I read the blog again and no skeleton is mentioned. So again by just looking at teeth you can not in any way tell what the feet look like. This is the point I am making. Thanks again for your comment. Thanks koipond. I did not know they have a skeleton based on the info given above. You are right about the moose and water buff. I just do not get those who base things on teeth and only teeth. A chimp for example. They were thought to be herbivores until they were caught on film hunting a monkey. The same goes for the Hippo. etc. I read the blog again and no skeleton is mentioned. So again by just looking at teeth you can not in any way tell what the feet look like. This is the point I am making. Thanks again for your comment.

]]> By: koipond http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42159 koipond Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:30:46 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42159 No, they based their ideas on what the animal ate by looking at the teeth. It's appearance most likely comes from the rest of the skeleton. As for the water thing, there are many hoofed animals like moose and water buffalo that spend their time in wet enviroment and do so without rotting off their hooves. It's a matter of adaption. No, they based their ideas on what the animal ate by looking at the teeth. It’s appearance most likely comes from the rest of the skeleton. As for the water thing, there are many hoofed animals like moose and water buffalo that spend their time in wet enviroment and do so without rotting off their hooves. It’s a matter of adaption.

]]> By: SOCALcryptid http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42157 SOCALcryptid Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:02:44 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/h20-elephant/#comment-42157 Someone please explain by looking at teeth how do you know if this animal had hooves. Or what this animal looks like. New discoveries are great but without fossils or bones, not just teeth, no one in this world can really say what any animal looks like. They can only speculate! Good science is what I am after not speculation. Horses have hooves and if their hooves are wet for extended periods they start to get infected and soften up. I don't think hoofed animals do very well in aquatic enviroments. I may be wrong. Someone please explain by looking at teeth how do you know if this animal had hooves. Or what this animal looks like. New discoveries are great but without fossils or bones, not just teeth, no one in this world can really say what any animal looks like. They can only speculate! Good science is what I am after not speculation.
Horses have hooves and if their hooves are wet for extended periods they start to get infected and soften up. I don’t think hoofed animals do very well in aquatic enviroments. I may be wrong.

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