It only seams like canines and felines have multiple variations of the one over all species For examples; Canines, husky, collie, wolf, etc. Felines are the same way but much less prevalent. The main thing that sparked me to come up with this debate was this picture https://e621.net/post/show/482056/2014-amphibian-anal-anal_penetration-anthro-bald-b .I had to ask myself "Where's the Italian tag?" I know this might appear to some people mundane or just straight up pointless tagging. Never-the-less, even though this is a site heavily dedicated to the furry fandom, might I inquire we be a little more specific to species including, but not limited to, humans, for example; Human, Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, etc.

Crass_Companion said:
It only seams like canines and felines have multiple variations of the one over all species For examples; Canines, husky, collie, wolf, etc. Felines are the same way but much less prevalent. The main thing that sparked me to come up with this debate was this picture https://e621.net/post/show/482056/2014-amphibian-anal-anal_penetration-anthro-bald-b .I had to ask myself "Where's the Italian tag?" I know this might appear to some people mundane or just straight up pointless tagging. Never-the-less, even though this is a site heavily dedicated to the furry fandom, might I inquire we be a little more specific to species including, but not limited to, humans, for example; Human, Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, etc.

Human race is not a subspecies...

Halite said:
Human race is not a subspecies...

Are greyhounds and german shepards subspecies?

edidaf said:
Are greyhounds and german shepards subspecies?

They are members of a subspecies.

Halite said:
Human race is not a subspecies...

Then what makes a subspecies might I ask?

Crass_Companion said:
Then what makes a subspecies might I ask?

A subspecies is a genetic offshoot of a primary genus whose adaptations has made it dominant in its habitat. The Galapagos Tortoise is a good example, since it had to adapt to its surroundings and evolved to be slightly different, but more than just some random mutation.

Crass_Companion said:
Then what makes a subspecies might I ask?

Yep, most notably, there is a quantifiable genetic difference between different subspecies of a species.

Humans do not have any significant genetic difference between races.
In other words, with a subspecies you can tell what it is by looking at it's DNA.
You can't look at a person's DNA and say "Yep, that's a black guy."

Halite said:
Yep, most notably, there is a quantifiable genetic difference between different subspecies of a species.

Humans do not have any significant genetic difference between races.
In other words, with a subspecies you can tell what it is by looking at it's DNA.
You can't look at a person's DNA and say "Yep, that's a black guy."

If that was the case that there are no differences in any form or fashion besides outward appearance then how might you explain sickle cell and race specific "genetic" dispositions

Crass_Companion said:
If that was the case that there are no differences in any form or fashion besides outward appearance then how might you explain sickle cell and race specific "genetic" dispositions

No such thing.
Sickle cell is an evolutionary mutation that increases resistance to malaria, so it is more common in areas where malaria is also common.
Geographically, that means it's more common in African Americans, but it is not exclusive to them.
There are white, asian, middle eastern, hispanic etc. cases of the same disorder.

Similarly other "race specific" diseases are not in fact specific to any one race, they are simply most common in those races due to common ancestry.

Edit: In fact sickle cell is just as common in Indians(not Native Americans) as it is in African Americans at around 1 in 10 people.

Halite said:
No such thing.
Sickle cell is an evolutionary mutation that increases resistance to malaria, so it is more common in areas where malaria is also common.
Geographically, that means it's more common in African Americans, but it is not exclusive to them.
There are white, asian, middle eastern, hispanic etc. cases of the same disorder.

Similarly other "race specific" diseases are not in fact specific to any one race, they are simply most common in those races due to common ancestry.

Edit: In fact sickle cell is just as common in Indians(not Native Americans) as it is in African Americans at around 1 in 10 people.

*researches* hmm, ya' got me check. Though the subspecies of canine not vary as much as this site depicts it does (All domestic dogs are in the same grouping...what?). Regardless you are correct. On the other hand it honestly looks like the "subspecies" on this site are nothing more than a flavor preference. Which I'm perfectly fine with, out of all the keyword based porn sites this one is extremely well organized. So well I'll stick to my dark_skin tag when I'm feeling a little international

Crass_Companion said:
*researches* hmm, ya' got me check. Though the subspecies of canine not vary as much as this site depicts it does (All domestic dogs are in the same grouping...what?). Regardless you are correct. On the other hand it honestly looks like the "subspecies" on this site are nothing more than a flavor preference. Which I'm perfectly fine with, out of all the keyword based porn sites this one is extremely well organized. So well I'll stick to my dark_skin tag when I'm feeling a little international

Yeah, the dog thing is weird genetically speaking, but it's definitely a separate thing from human races.
To be fair, cats are much closer to human races in their varieties than dogs are.
They do have some distinct "breeds" but a lot of them are genetically similar/identical to each other.

Halite said:
Yeah, the dog thing is weird genetically speaking, but it's definitely a separate thing from human races.
To be fair, cats are much closer to human races in varieties than dogs are.
They do have some distinct "breeds" but a lot of them are genetically similar/identical to each other.

Yeah, I agree... I'm standing by my "flavor preference" theory though for this site that seams to be more of the case than having ground scientific reasoning behind it.