April 21, 2006

Humans as Prey

By DONNA HART

There's little doubt that humans, particularly those in Western cultures, think of themselves as the dominant form of life on earth. And we seldom question whether that view holds true for our species' distant past — or even for the present, outside of urban areas. We swagger like the toughest kids on the block as we spread our technology over the landscape and irrevocably change it for other species.

Current reality does appear to perch humans atop a planetary food chain.

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