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Kong Mirrors Real Evolutionary Paths

Posted by Zonk on from the big-tiny-animals dept.

CNN has an article pointing out that, though King Kong may be a little extreme, evolutionary gigantism is not out of the question on remote islands. From the article: "There are many examples of what biologists term 'gigantism' on islands. These include the Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards which can be 10 feet long or more and weigh up to 500 pounds. Found on a few small Indonesian islands, the Komodo -- a recorded man-eater -- is in many ways as chilling as anything from Jackson's fertile imagination."

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  1. Leave Jackson out of this! by Anakron · · Score: 2, Funny
    Jackson's fertile imagination

    HAH! Let's see now... The Lord of the Rings and King Kong. Yeah, real original.

    While I loved LOTR (haven't seen Kong), let's call a spade a spade, shall we?

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    1. Re:Leave Jackson out of this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
      While I loved LOTR (haven't seen Kong), let's call a spade a spade, shall we?

      I'm an Australian. I call a spade a bloody shovel.

  2. Re:Not 'evolved' just better fed. by arose · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's all very nice, but did they taste better?

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  3. Re:Jackson's imagination?? by eh2o · · Score: 1, Funny

    the penis-worms?

  4. Re:Gigantism in People by JanneM · · Score: 1, Funny

    So, Dan obviously didn't get any brains. Steve obviously didn't either. Somewhere out there, there is a Quayle brother who's dangerously smart.

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  5. Re:King Kong is about human behaviours, not evolut by Stalyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    you totally missed the point of king kong

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  6. Re:Not 'evolved' just better fed. by TuringTest · · Score: 2, Funny

    There has to be at least several hundered for sufficient genetic variation to avoid inbreeding. These hundered king-kongs need to eat a lot, but what is available is such large quantities?

    What? Hundreds of Tyrannosaurus-Rexes, of course!

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  7. Re:Jackson's imagination?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    No, the penisaurus comes from Flesh Gordon.

  8. Re:One thing I don't get.... by pnewhook · · Score: 1, Funny
    Why is it that, on this mysterious Skull Island, the only life forms that didn't evolve to gigantic proportions were the humans?
    Maybe you didn't see them with their pants off.
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  9. How Kong Gets Media Attention Online by mabu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's how the Kong movie hype gets exploited on the web:

    Slashdot: "Kong Mirrors Real Evolutionary Paths"

    Something Awful: "After watching King Kong, how many times did you cut yourself?"

    Digg: "Kong-inspired PC Case Mod! OMFG!!"

    Craigslist: "I will have sex with you for two tickets to King Kong premier."

    eBay: "Folding table used by catering company on Kong movie set to be auctioned off starting at US$50,000"

    Fark: "Man sues waffle house for refusing service to him while dressed as a giant ape. Your dog wants to see King Kong."

  10. Now there's a great merchandising idea..... by LarryLong · · Score: 2, Funny

    Kongdoms! I think you might be onto something there!