How could you have missed the most deadly animal on the planet? The Human Being. We murder ourselves by the million. Distroy habitat with utter disregard for plants and animals. And posion be planet. If there was another animal that reeked such wanton distruction there would be a bounty out for every hide.Kind of a strange list, because most deadly to what animal? I would assume humans, but then why are sharks on there? They only kill about 3 people a year, but they are pretty good at killing seals.
I agree, humans should be number one simply because not only are we extremely good at killing animals (except bacteria) but we are also very efficient at killing each other.We are the only creatures on this planet with the power to change our environment. That in itself makes us dangerous. But we also have the ability to change things for the better. The question is, are we willing to do so before a catastrophe happens? I think not and this may be nature's way of dealing with us in the long run.
The idea of cycles (mrjones1327) is an interesting one, and may have some merit with respect to historical cycles. I have trouble with a sigmoidal cycle, though. Our population has never been this high, nor have the finite resources of the planet been so heavily used. That could make the "increase side" of a new cycle slower, at the very least, and there is some doubt we could survive the end of this one.I expected one of the devout to show up. yhangela is welcome as far as I'm concerned, since there'll be considerable abuse thrown in her/his direction and to venture here is rather brave under those circumstances.
It is interesting to note that the comment was "man is not an animal". Well, biologically we are, regardless of what our image is. Our brains set us apart. I won't debate about God; there are other forums for that. The concept of humans as "animals" is demeaning to some, notably the religious. Hello animal lovers and welcome to our website! We are working hard at making life better for pets, animals and people and always look forward to offering you new and fun information that you can use to make your community of pets, animals and people a stronger, healthier one.
On this issue's cover, we have a very unusual cat named Tommy Tiger. "Thomas" is indeed the cat with all the hats! You'll be able to read more about this unique "purrsonality" and his effective fundraising techniques in our Furry Feature!
You'll notice we've placed a greater emphasis on wildlife and environmental issues in this edition. Thanks to the Western Wilderness Fund for their articles and information. We've also pulled a high level interview from last year's Volume 5 Issue 2. You can find it along with some photos in our "Our Mother Earth" section. Last Spring, we went to Parliament Hill and met with the leader of the opposition, Stephane Dion. We questioned him about his dog Kyoto, Canadian wildlife and the environment. I hope you enjoy the interview.
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