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Natural History
Natural history is the research and study of organisms including plants or animals in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.
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In terms of size, mammals are an anomaly, as the vast majority of the world's existing species are snail-sized or smaller. It's almost as if, regardless of your kingdom, the smaller your size & the earlier your place on the tree of life, the more critical is your niche on Earth: snails & worms create soil, & blue-green algae create oxygen; mammals seem comparatively dispensable, the result of the random path of evolution over a luxurious amount of time.
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― The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
― The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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The ecological niche breakthrough was critical for understanding wild coyotes and appreciating predators generally. In nature a "niche," is analagous to an occupation in human culture.
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― Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
― Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
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