So, your saying that adult size and age of maturity have nothing to do with each other? Pretty bold statement there. Take the average size that a given species of ray matures and compare that to average max size and you don't see a relation? We all know there's always exceptions but we're talking "average"
So.... Your saying if the average human is 5'4 then in order for a midget to be a midget they can't be over 22" (3 times as small) tall?
Can we all agree that midgets are roughly have the size of average humans or just slightly smaller then "small" people?
Anyone ever thought to themselves "I wonder if they call them midget Marbles cause they're roughly half the size of average Marbles?"
I know one things for sure..... I feel bad for midgets. I wonder if midget people had as many disbelievers as these rays do?
I really don't understand why this subject always has so much debate. Don't believe? Go buy one that fits the description of what we call midgets and grow it up to normal size. Make people look foolish. Hell, I'm on like year 4 of it and can't seem to disprove it so maybe someone else should try.
So, your saying that adult size and age of maturity have nothing to do with each other? Pretty bold statement there yourself !
so your saying that the age of maturity * IS * the adult size of a ray ? thats a pretty bold statement to make yourself with no evidence to back it up.
So.... Your saying if the average human is 5'4 then in order for a midget to be a midget they can't be over 22" (3 times as small) tall?
i didnt say the average human height was anything at all but after a quick wiki the average human height in england in the mid nineteenth centuray was 5 ft 8 in or 1.73 meters .
i did say however that " i think to be coined a mini ray it would have to be at the very least a third smaller than regular adults of the same sex "
so in humans (as is your example) that would mean that a person of under 1.154m would be considered smaller than average
you mention midget humans alot in your reply but i did not mention midget humans or even midget rays in my original statement. . . mini marbles was the term that i offered my opinion on - just thought i would point that out .
[quote} I really don't understand why this subject always has so much debate. Don't believe? Go buy one that fits the description of what we call midgets and grow it up to normal size. Make people look foolish. Hell, I'm on like year 4 of it and can't seem to disprove it so maybe someone else should try.
[/QUOTE]unfortunately there were no human "midgets" available at the time of purchase, so instead i used one of the "midget" marble rays that i have for comparison and will happily offer information ragarding their growth.
btw when i got my first ray there was no internet and no information other than the books that said basically , you have no chance. it was only around 2007 that i actually found the internet helpfull and started to make progress in ray keeping.
regards
yargnits.
