> On Jul 30, 2015, at 2:35 PM, Greg Chalik <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> It seems to me that continuous and intense early Aslant warfare kept population down.

Warfare and the territory required to feed carnivores the size of Aslan.  A typical lion pride needs about 100 square miles of territory.

pre-agricultural Aslan undoubtedly needed enormous ranges; more intensive ranching would enable higher population densities; but frankly, it takes a pretty sizeable suspension of disbelief to envision an obligate carnivore developing a highly technical civilization, inasmuch as the population density to support technological innovation is pretty much impossible to sustain without intensive agriculture, and a diet comprised of a lot of non-meat.

Even the most efficient herding systems are still quite inefficient at providing sustenance for large populations.

Now, if Aslan were yet another of Gramps’ (or his kids) toys/experiments/servant races like Vargr or Humans, I could see them developing an advanced technological civilization.

Doing it on their own requires some large Step 2 miracles.

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