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Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.
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evolution
nature
science
natural-world
extinction
ecology
humans
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Mark Kurlansky |
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Tonight the sun has died like an Emperor ... great scarlet arcs of silk ... saffron ... green ... crimson ... and the blaze of Venus to remind one of the absolute and the infinite ... and along the lower rim of beauty lay the hard harsh line of the hills ...
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natural-world
imagery
sunset
silk
description
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John Coldstream |
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The creatures I seek do not want to be seen.
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nature
scientist
natural-world
see
look
find
sight
searching
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Annie Dillard |
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The first Abenaki word I ever learned was Bitawbagok - the word they use for Lake Champlain. It means, literally, the waters between. Since I've come back from Quebec, I have thought of my address as Bitawkdakinna. I don't know enough Abenaki to be sure it's a real word, but translated, it is the world between. I had become a bridge between the natural world and the human one. I fit into both places and belonged to neither. Half of my heart lived with the wild wolves, the other half lived with my family.
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human
natural-world
civilization
wolf
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Jodi Picoult |
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"Their song reminds me of a child's neighborhood rallying cry--ee-ock-ee--with a heartfelt warble at the end. But it is their call that is especially endearing. The towhee has the brass and grace to call, simply and clearly, "tweet". I know of no other bird that stoops to literal tweeting."
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nature
birdcall
page-251-2
birdsong
natural-world
forest
listen
stereotype
unique
pride
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Annie Dillard |