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prof_pangaea) wrote2005-02-25 02:24 pm
prof_pangaea) wrote2005-02-25 02:24 pm
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Mass Extinction
From The End of Evolution: A Journey in Search of Clues to the Third Great Mass Extinction Facing Planet Earth, by Peter Ward:
Eucalyptus trees are among the most beautiful trees to have ever evolved, in my opinion. Along the sunny coastlines of Africa, Australia, and California, they tower over the landscape, slim and graceful. But their silent beauty masks a silent destructiveness, for they are among the most monstrous organisms on earth. Outside of their native Australia, their leaves and bark are so toxic that they kill all plants around them and ensure that there will be no competition. The eucalyptus are not knowingly malicious creatures; like our species, they did not evolve with evil intent. But in their grace, beauty, and utter destructiveness they are almost human.
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Eucalyptus trees are among the most beautiful trees to have ever evolved, in my opinion. Along the sunny coastlines of Africa, Australia, and California, they tower over the landscape, slim and graceful. But their silent beauty masks a silent destructiveness, for they are among the most monstrous organisms on earth. Outside of their native Australia, their leaves and bark are so toxic that they kill all plants around them and ensure that there will be no competition. The eucalyptus are not knowingly malicious creatures; like our species, they did not evolve with evil intent. But in their grace, beauty, and utter destructiveness they are almost human.
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"May we live long and die out" is our motto.
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