Who Will Survive The 6th Mass Extinction?
Some scientists say we're in the midst of Earth's sixth mass-extinction event, caused entirely by us. But some animals have a knack for surviving in a human-dominated world. What's their...
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It's no secret that our success as a species has been pretty bad for a lot of other species on earth. In fact, some scientists believe we are currently in the midst of Earth's 6th mass extinction event, caused entirely by us. Us, taking up more land that used to be wild habitat, using up more fresh water, and belching out greenhouse gases that are changing the climate. So, for many species, we're just terrible news, but there are exceptions. Some species even seem to thrive in the biggest most densely populated cities - those animals that we see in our downtowns and suburbs and exurbs, the ones that are best with putting up with us may well be the survivors of the sixth extinction. So what's their secret? [Intro music] Okay, I'm not passi...
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It's no secret that our success as a species has been pretty bad for a lot of other species on earth. In fact, some scientists believe we are currently in the midst of Earth's 6th mass extinction event, caused entirely by us. Us, taking up more land that used to be wild habitat, using up more fresh water, and belching out greenhouse gases that are changing the climate. So, for many species, we're just terrible news, but there are exceptions. Some species even seem to thrive in the biggest most densely populated cities - those animals that we see in our downtowns and suburbs and exurbs, the ones that are best with putting up with us may well be the survivors of the sixth extinction. So what's their secret? [Intro music] Okay, I'm not passi...
