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RE: Travel with me #99 : The Endangered Species of Qingling - The Crested ibis!
"If it wasn't for the continued care and conservation efforts, the crested ibis may have died out by the end of the last century, and what a shame that would have been."
That could stimulate some deep philosophical thoughts!
Is it a shame that dinosaurs, and earlier, gigantic, versions of some mammals died out? I would have to think about that. And you know how I hate thinking. LOL.
In some sense, I feel as though a lot of the endangered species had it coming for them. Even with little direct human involvement, many just simply cannot acclimate to ever changing environments, arguably also our fault. On the other hand, species like the Giant Panda just don't seem to be innate survivors, it is a wonder that they are still around today what with tiny time frames for mating and conception, and then outrageous dietary requirements on top of that.
Even so, the thought of a species becoming instinct upsets me some what. I would love to see Dinosaurs today, but then I'm not sure the environments of today would be suited to them and their size. I wouldn't want for dinosaurs to be like the ones in Jurassic park where they are essentially prisoners in a far away land because they couldn't thrive in other parts of the earth..
I guess there is a time and place for everything.
If the Earth is evolving, and I think it is, I would hazard the guess that the makeup of the biosphere must evolve to meet the new conditions/needs. It appears that the thin biological "skin" of the Earth plays a role in transforming energies coming in from other cosmic concentrations, especially the Sun.
The Sun goes through massive changes (if compared to our little planet) and so our planet must shift and transform to adjust to the change in energy from the Sun (which is also evolving). One of the ways is by adjusting the qualities, quantities and balance of life on its surface.
To think that humanity is "responsible" for global warming gives far too much importance to its actual circumstances and place in the grand scheme of things. Humanity is quite as passive as the rest of the biosphere in this regard, as are most individuals within humanity.
Some individuals within humanity can consciously participate in producing and transforming the energies required of them by Great Nature and then produce a little more for their own individual evolution. But that is not the fate of humanity as a whole which simply passively and unconsciously serves Great Nature.
Darn, @sweetsssj, you made me go and think. I have to be careful around you :-)
nice post, thanks for sharing!
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