Extinction is nature's process of elimination. Sure, we all feel sad
about what happened to the dinosaurs, and countless other life
forms that existed throughout Earth's history, but it is a natural
process. Nature gives life and then takes away. This is usually for
the good of all living things. Animals that otherwise could not
survive in a changing world is eliminated to make way for one that
can. For example, if the dinosaurs had never become extinct,
people would not be here, mammals would never have gotten very
far.
Several mammal species are adaptable enough to withstand any
changes made to the world. But these animals are regarded by
humans to be nothing but mere pests. However once humans are
gone, these animals will reign supreme.
When will it all happen? No one knows. There are theories
though. How will it happen? Could be the same thing that killed
the dinosaurs. However, humanity it's self might be our own
undoing. Humans are smart, maybe too smart for their own good.
We pollute the Earth with toxic materials, we chop down forests at
the rate of acres per minute, we have ruined the ozone with hair
sprays and other chemicals commonly used in our homes, and the
list goes on. We have built on every piece of land the World has to
offer, including the oceans. All this expansion and technology will
most likely be the thing that kills us. The things that will live past
us are the more adaptable little creatures, or animals that know
how to make the best out of a bad situation.
about what happened to the dinosaurs, and countless other life
forms that existed throughout Earth's history, but it is a natural
process. Nature gives life and then takes away. This is usually for
the good of all living things. Animals that otherwise could not
survive in a changing world is eliminated to make way for one that
can. For example, if the dinosaurs had never become extinct,
people would not be here, mammals would never have gotten very
far.
Several mammal species are adaptable enough to withstand any
changes made to the world. But these animals are regarded by
humans to be nothing but mere pests. However once humans are
gone, these animals will reign supreme.
When will it all happen? No one knows. There are theories
though. How will it happen? Could be the same thing that killed
the dinosaurs. However, humanity it's self might be our own
undoing. Humans are smart, maybe too smart for their own good.
We pollute the Earth with toxic materials, we chop down forests at
the rate of acres per minute, we have ruined the ozone with hair
sprays and other chemicals commonly used in our homes, and the
list goes on. We have built on every piece of land the World has to
offer, including the oceans. All this expansion and technology will
most likely be the thing that kills us. The things that will live past
us are the more adaptable little creatures, or animals that know
how to make the best out of a bad situation.
| Larger mammals, like this lion, who have highly specialized diets and demands, are less likely to survive when the extinction event comes. |
| A suni mother and fawn. Small mammals like these are likely to survive because they demand less of their environment than larger mammals. |
When mammals change, they do it in a big way. Pay no attention
to Animal Planet's "The Future is Wild", squids will NEVER take
over the World. Maybe the waters, but never the land. Gravity
would surely play against them. And if history is any indication,
major animal groups do not die off. We still have reptiles left over
from before the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are believed to have
become the birds of today, and mammals will always be around as
well. If humans do manage to get away, well, where would they
go? No other planet that we know of yet is like Earth. Nothing can
survive elsewhere and people have already attempted and failed
to live inside an artificial environment. So what else is there?
Humans can only accept their fate gracefully the way the
dinosaurs did and many other creatures before us. We can also
hope the World will regenerate and change back to the world it
once was.
to Animal Planet's "The Future is Wild", squids will NEVER take
over the World. Maybe the waters, but never the land. Gravity
would surely play against them. And if history is any indication,
major animal groups do not die off. We still have reptiles left over
from before the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are believed to have
become the birds of today, and mammals will always be around as
well. If humans do manage to get away, well, where would they
go? No other planet that we know of yet is like Earth. Nothing can
survive elsewhere and people have already attempted and failed
to live inside an artificial environment. So what else is there?
Humans can only accept their fate gracefully the way the
dinosaurs did and many other creatures before us. We can also
hope the World will regenerate and change back to the world it
once was.
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