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Imagine your name is Geist, but you’re as dumb as a bag of screws. Pretty unlikely, according to nomen est omen. A man named Valerius was thus born with the gift of higher logic. Mr. Geist had an interesting biography and was also selective in his choice of life partner: he married a German biologist.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerius_Geist

Due to the evil Nazi ideology, his considerations revolve around animals, but also allow certain conclusions to be drawn about humanoid populations. He does not consider hybrids to be viable in the long term. His “seven stages of habituation” about wolves, for example, can easily be applied to sub-Saharan Homo sapiens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_-VGgmuRw

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During the Nazi era, there were concerted efforts that intertwined ideology with wildlife and animal breeding, as discussed by Professor Valerius Geist in his research and interviews. One prominent example is Hermann Göring’s involvement in wildlife management at the Rominten Heath hunting grounds, where he influenced deer populations through the manipulation of sex ratios. By increasing the number of males in relation to females, Göring created a rutting pressure that resulted in younger males growing larger antlers, culminating in trophy specimens that were unparalleled in recent centuries. Geist uses this example to illustrate how human management, rather than only genetics or environment, can shape animal characteristics.

Additionally, Göring supported attempts to “resurrect” the extinct wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) through breeding programs led by the brothers Heinz and Lutz Heck. These involved selective back-breeding from domestic cattle to approximate the appearance and traits of the extinct wild ox, producing what became known as the “Heckrind.” While not truly restoring the species, this project was emblematic of Nazi efforts to create or preserve “ideal” Germanic animal types, often framed by the racist and nationalist ideology of the regime.

Beyond these projects, the Nazis engaged widely in applying their ideology of racial purity to animals, parallel to their human racial policies. This included breeding “heroic” animals like the Heckrind and other native species, dog breeding aimed at obedience and discipline symbolizing military virtues, and agricultural breeding programs reinforcing autarky and “blood and soil” principles. Zoos and wildlife preserves were curated to emphasize native German species and an idealized natural order aligned with Nazi values.

Valerius Geist’s work highlights how these Nazi wildlife management and breeding endeavors were deeply entwined with ideological goals, reflecting the regime’s attempt to impose their worldview not only on humans but on nature itself. This confluence of science, ideology, and politics exemplifies the regime’s broader racial and nationalistic ambitions as applied in diverse spheres including animal ecology and conservation.

Valerius Geist criticized Bergmann’s rule by arguing that its classical association of animal body size with temperature is incorrect. In a 1986 study, Geist found that instead of temperature, the body size of animals correlates more strongly with the length of the annual productivity period or food availability during the growth season. According to Geist, food resources and the duration animals can actively feed and grow are the main factors determining body size variation, rather than simply the ambient temperature or latitude as Bergmann’s rule suggests. His critique points out that many factors affect body size, and temperature is not the sole or even primary driver in all cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann%27s_rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heck_cattle