Comments on: Hunt For The Buru

By: Krimeg

Krimeg — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:48:46 +0000

I agree with Brett Swancer. The Buru could be one of the most derived monitor lizards with the Crocodile monitor. Its digging ability reminds me somewhat of a reptilian version of the Desmans.

By: Kronprinz_adam

Kronprinz_adam — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:41:15 +0000

Buru has became one of my favorite cryptids!! I have my personal theory, that maybe the Buru was related with indian gharials….but of course, it is just a thought….

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:05:10 +0000

Very interesting. Brent’s mention of the principle of island biogeography applied to isolalated populations. whether the island is literally surrounded by water or not (the sky islands of the southwest come to my mind) is very pertinent. I’m also reminded of Jared Diamond’s premise developed in Germs Guns and Steel regarding the special aspects of the physical geography of Eurasia’s central east west running mountains, which provides populations of all organisms a particularly well-suited and de-facto labratory of unparalleled range to act as the crucible of natural selection, which we see in the remarkable diversity expressed systematically across the landforms. It’s also interesting to observe that incredible landscape on google earth where one can more fully appreciate just how wild, unsettled (in the modern sense) and barely explored that vast region remains. Good stuff there.