What's The Most Successful Species on Earth?
Life. There's just so MUCH of it! Click here to SUBSCRIBE -- http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More below ↓ There are now more than 7 billion human beings on Earth, and that got me wondering:...
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Have you ever wondered how successful human beings are as a species? 7,091,689,393. That's how many human beings there are on Earth, right now (give or take). By most measures, humans are an amazingly successful species, so how do we compare to the rest of Earth? At just over 7 billion, humans are near the top of the tally for mammals. But we're soundly outnumbered by the world's 10 billion bats, which as a group, make up a staggering 1 in 5 mammal species on Earth. Humans are also beaten in the bird world. The African red-billed quelea is the most abundant bird on Earth, with as many as 10 billion individuals dotting the savannah and annoying the elephants. What about in the oceans that cover over 70% of Earth? The score for most fish is hard to k...
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Have you ever wondered how successful human beings are as a species? 7,091,689,393. That's how many human beings there are on Earth, right now (give or take). By most measures, humans are an amazingly successful species, so how do we compare to the rest of Earth? At just over 7 billion, humans are near the top of the tally for mammals. But we're soundly outnumbered by the world's 10 billion bats, which as a group, make up a staggering 1 in 5 mammal species on Earth. Humans are also beaten in the bird world. The African red-billed quelea is the most abundant bird on Earth, with as many as 10 billion individuals dotting the savannah and annoying the elephants. What about in the oceans that cover over 70% of Earth? The score for most fish is hard to k...
