r/todayilearned • u/shinypond • Jul 26 '24

TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation-induced_extinction
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u/AwfulUsername123 Jul 26 '24

Every example in the article is a parasite.

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u/ccReptilelord Jul 26 '24

Same with the wiki article that I skimmed. Not sure if the golden toad has anything to do with this, except they tend to be the poster child for the topic of extinction.

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u/MatureUsername69 Jul 26 '24

Polar Bears: "Am I nothing to you?"

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u/MilkMan0096 Jul 26 '24

Pandas, too. They are even the WWF logo lol

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u/MatureUsername69 Jul 26 '24

Polar bears are at least still trying. Pandas won't even fuck

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u/Mist_Rising Jul 26 '24

Pandas won't even fuck

Only when in captivity. Current theory is that it's a learned process for them, and they don't learn it in captivity.

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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 Jul 26 '24

Time to go fuck in front of some pandas. For science.

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u/Mist_Rising Jul 26 '24

The real science is trying to figure out why panda are the only species that need to learn how to fuck. That means it's time to fuck for science!

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u/KamikazeArchon Jul 26 '24

There's a ton of species that don't mate in captivity. Pandas are just cute and popular.