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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snapdragyn" data-source="post: 1486723" data-attributes="member: 12432">Eh... or not (classified as different species, that is). While you often see dogs classified as Canis familiaris, they're also often listed as Canis lupus familiaris (i.e. merely a domesticated subspecies of grey wolf). In fact, the Smithsonian's "Mammal Species of the World" only mentions the domestic dog in comments under the Canis lupus entry (see <a href="http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/" target="_blank">http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/</a>).Not that I'm a great proponent of the biological species concept, mind you, but just for the sake of representing an alternate view.Back to the elves -- I could see fast maturation & extended adulthood being balanced by a very low fecundity (perhaps something like the very long oestral cycle mentioned by another poster). I don't necessarily see anything wrong with a maturation rate which matches their longevity, however; it seems quite odd to us, but as others have said, we aren't elves so why shouldn't it seem odd.</blockquote>