Happy birthday Humanity?

Humans are the only sentient species that we’re aware of on this planet. As a species and individuals we seem to need to find ways to mark the passage of our days. Among these days of our lives there are milestones that mark events of importance. They start out with birthdays and then advance to graduation, first job, marriage and children. As a species some milestones might include the age of enlightenment, first airplane, penicillin, vaccines, atomic energy and the transistor. There’s one milestone that as a species or individual we aren’t aware of or if we are we choose to ignore it – our population increase.

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Animals are quicker than humans

Animals are more in touch with their environment than humans. As an example dogs and horses always seem to know a few minutes or days before we do that an earthquake is about to occur.

The Apple Snail and other new residents

If you have ever watched any of the information channels on television you shouldn’t have failed to pick on the fact that thousands of species of animals, plants and insects are moving into new habitats.