I’m trying to think of a species that systematically destroys its own habitat, fails to care for and nourish its young, acts in total contradiction to the natural world - yet continues to survive and thrive. So far I haven’t been able to come up with one.

Feb 24, 2021 · 2:41 AM UTC

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I've unfollowed you because you didn't take me seriously. ..good luck for the future I think you're going to need it. ..Madeline is the reason I followed you but now she clearly isn't interested in me
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I think like many have said, evil exists in other species as well. The ultimate evil though, is knowing what you are doing and its dire consequences to all species including your own, and still doing it. So yeah, we win. :'(
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beavers destroy their own habitat. the real difference is that they don't destroy ALL of the habitat. when they exhaust resources, they move to another habitat and the one they were on recovers. humans aren't good with the whole recovery thing.
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The point is well taken - but I’ll commit as a former science teacher, specifies often screw themselves and their habitats over — the issue rarely have we seen it at scale. But then, we were around 2 billion years ago when original life killed off everything
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infanticide is fairly common in nature & there are many species that alter/destroy environments for their own benefit. All living things consume to the maximum extent. that other species consume less than we do is not due to inherent nobility, rather evolutionary limitation.
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