Animal Planet
THE OWLS had been waiting for our demise since 1662 —the year the dodo went extinct. Rid from the earth thanks to hungry sailors. Humans, at first, couldn’t believe the bird was truly gone. A prominent naturalist declared it would be impossible for Man to make a species disappear, for that would constitute a “dismemb’ring of the Universe.” How could Man, puny Man, unmake one of God’s creations? The naturalist wondered.
, screeched the owl from its perch. Night after night, hoot after hoot, it was trying Next was the monk seal, the ibex, the hartebeest, and the owl said, And Man did not bother to wonder, until finally, it was us.
