Extinction Dominos

Species are highly connected with and dependent on each other. So much so, in fact, that researchers have concluded the total number of species threatened with extinction is nearly 50% higher than previously thought.

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http://www.scidev.net/en/features/biodiversity-facts-and-figures-1.html

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18 COMMENTS

  1. It’s like this:

    Bob the Grizzly was walking to his house after a really crazy party at Crane’s place to find that his habitat was gone and a house was on top of it. Then he died…. The End.

    Earthrangers version:

    Bob the Grizzly was walking home after a crazy party at Crane’s place. When he got there he was surprised to see Earthrangers renovating his cave into an awesomer cave. He nearly died of excitement, but someone did CPR and he lived on….. The End (lol)