5 ms·
> Is this is the reason why are the going extinct. Nope. Have you seen animals in heat? They do crazy things like that and us being humans, anthropomorphize th
by yareally 11y ago
> Is this is the reason why are the going extinct.
Nope. Have you seen animals in heat? They do crazy things like that and us being humans, anthropomorphize their behaviors to be something they aren't. No one claims kangaroos are in danger of extinction (they're far from it) when one of them tries to mate with another that's already dead[1].
The decline of most endangered species in NZ can be summed up in 2 primary reasons:
1) Humans. Some species being hunted to extinction instead of a sustainable level.
2) The animals humans brought with them. Feral cats and rats being the two main culprits.
There were no mammals on NZ before humans brought them and birds were the dominant species. Thus, there was little reason for many of them, such as this bird and the kiwi to fly. Now, both are in danger of extinction because their evolutionary paths never accounted for such predators.
[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35308161 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35308161
- dogma1138 11y agoI know it was in jest :) The settlement of NZ also introduced allot of natural predators which pushed allot of species to near extinction / extinction on the mainland, they've been using the Islands as natural reserves and introducing as many species to them as possible as they were note polluted with predators.
- yareally 11y agoAh yeah, I read something about they're trying to use "deodorant" for kiwis to stop predators from sniffing them out. Interesting stuff though and not sure what came of it, since it was last reported 5 or so years ago.