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eucalyptus - Word of the Day - Fri May 26, 2023


Myr

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eucalyptus - (noun) - a tall, aromatic, chiefly Australian evergreen of the myrtle family

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Koala's main diet are eucalyptus leaves.

 

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16 hours ago, drpaladin said:

Koalas and eucalyptus are one example of not assuming something is safe to eat because it's being eaten.

We seem to have made the topic more about Koalas and less about the word of the day. Cute as they are (I think we all agree), here is an article about them and their total dependence on the eucalyptus leaves. As these trees become scarcer, the future of Koalas does not look promising.

Has an animal ever evolved to be less intelligent in order to survive? | by Craig McClarren | Medium

 

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Reminds of this disturbing fact.

There are more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild | CNN

 

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On 5/26/2023 at 5:29 AM, drpaladin said:

Koalas and eucalyptus are one example of not assuming something is safe to eat because it's being eaten.

So it is not safe to eat eucalyptus and koalas? :unsure: 

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21 hours ago, Myr said:

Well yeah... tigers aren't native to the US.

(Great example of a poorly written headline from the urinalists at CNN)

CNN is not one of my favorites either.

However in the article used, the explanation given was an eye opener and sheds light in how bad it is for all tigers.

From the article:

The World Wildlife Fund estimates about 5,000 of the big cats live in captivity around the country, although animal welfare experts say precise numbers are hard to find. That’s compared to the roughly 3,900 wild tigers left in the world, experts estimate.

Most of the tigers in the US are held in backyards, breeding facilities and at small theme parks or roadside attractions, the WWF says. Only about 6% are at accredited zoos, the group says.

“The United States has a responsibility to manage the staggering 5,000 estimated captive tigers within its own borders,” Leigh Henry, the WWF’s director of wildlife policy, told CNN.

The actual number of tigers in captivity in the US is probably higher because hundreds are bred each year as props for wild animal attractions, says Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue, the Florida animal sanctuary made famous by the Netflix series “Tiger King.”

 

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