That Makes Me So Wet

Today I had the pleasure of taking my younger sister and brother to see the movie Finding Dory. It was very cute and funny, but the part that you are interested in was what happened after we exited the theater. A sudden downpour came down on us like you wouldn't believe.

My siblings were soaked and got my backseats all wet, but I didn't mind because I saw something that was funny to me, a pair of birds hiding from the rain under a dumpster. they flew there instead of in any of the nearby trees. It got me thinking about the post I made yesterday and how I argued against urban sprawl and how it harmed animals and took away their homes. But now I'm beginning the wonder if only some get hurt, maybe a few have begun to rely on us building forever.

You hear about it all the, two species that have nothing in common co-existing to benefit each other. There's alligators, and those small birds, sharks and those small fish, so why not humans and say rats, cockroaches, pigeons, etc? Could you make the argument that some animals have thrived greater than they ever could without skyscrapers and malls? Sure, maybe their health isn't all that great but don't we tend to measure success in all species by its population? You would never say that cows and struggling as a species, even though most of them have horrible diets and routines on their "farms." It's an interesting thing to think about.

I probably wont write anymore until I absolutely have to, or I guess if I'm impregnated by an alien species That'd be pretty interesting.

Stomach Bug

A few weeks ago I encountered a man who was friends with my dad. I learned he was recently diagnosed with having a form of cancer in his stomach, a strange side effect that came from a build up of bacteria in his organs.

While this problem may not seem to relate to nature, I think it is relevant when discussing how he got the bacteria. When he was younger, he lived in an extremely poor area of Houston, and often times had to resort to digging through trash to find an adequate amount of food for him and his family. The doctors believe that years of doing this is what caused him to ingest the deadly bacteria. This problem isn't restricted to that of people, we see if frequently with animals as well.

When animals lose their habitat, they usually are forced into civilian areas and are starved for a new source of food. Sharks come closer to shore, bears start licking grills clean, and birds find table scraps for their young. To some it may seem like a natural part of life, but in reality it is far from it. My dad's friend is an example of the harm that overpopulation and urban sprawl does to not only humans, but animals as well.

Again, this particular situation may not be directly related to Environmental Science, the themes do reflect an issue that is ever present in any natural setting.