Penguins
We know with certainty that the Earth’s atmosphere has gone through significant changes in temperature and composition over the millennia.
We also know with certainty that land which was deep under the oceans is now the tops of some of the highest mountains.
The planet and life on the planet are in constant flux. Species that had existed in the past are no longer here and their absence is not because of man but because they either could not adapt in their present form or they adapted by changing their physiology to conform to the new conditions.
A couple of days ago it was reported that more than usual dead baby penguins were washing up on the shores of Brazil. The article stated that biologist Erli Costa of Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University feels that this is the result of changing weather patterns around Antarctica caused by global warming which is causing rougher seas and stronger currents than the baby penguins are able to cope with.
A food scarcity caused by over-fishing may be forcing the young penguins to swim further from shore and they are unable to out-swim the currents.
What will be the consequences of this situation?
The stronger young penguins will survive and contribute to the gene pool of the remaining penguins. Antarctic penguins will evolve into a stronger breed.
There is historical evidence of this rapid evolution as is seen in the Hawaiian people. The indigenous Hawaiian was a very powerful and large person of great endurance and very acute eyesight.
Those were the characteristics necessary for survival by paddling a canoe across great distances of open ocean. To get to Hawaii these people had to paddle against the Pacific North Equatorial Current, had to travel long distances without food and had to be able to see the tiny specks of clouds in the distance that formed over islands.
The open ocean traveler without those characteristics perished just as the weaker Antarctic penguin of today.
That is the way of life. If the Earth warms, those people who can survive the climate change will survive and reproduce. When the Earth cools again, the process will reverse itself. This has always been the pattern and will continue to be so in the future.
Humanity will not simply disappear.
There is one cold hard fact that alters the natural selection of those who contribute to the gene pool. Today, through emotion, humanity is interfering with the process.
We are promoting “survival of the weakest” by spending millions of dollars keeping babies alive who are too weak to survive on their own.
That may sound like a cruel and insensitive statement but it is nevertheless true.
These infants, who are too unsuited for life on the planet, will be contributing to the gene pool and eventually we may be the cause of our own extinction rather than climate change.
I know that this is a cold statement but it is true.
Remember, that is the reason why I write these articles.
Truth– rather than emotion, politics or prejudice–will ensure our economic, cultural and physical survival.
You are quite right; reality is harsh and unforgiving.
In the Pacific Northwest there were sportsmen carrying the bumper sticker on their cars that say, “Save the Rainbow Trout”. They forgot to add the last two words, “For Me”.
Just as today, they are sporting such things as, “Save the Earth”. Well, I’ve got news. The Earth doesn’t give a damn.
The Earth will continue to change and we’d damn well better change with it. If we all got wiped clean tomorrow, give the Earth a few thousand times around the sun and the only thing that would be left, to signify that we were here, are the pyramids!
great post hope to see some additional comments next Wednesday…chao
Thank you, Tatiana, for reading and commenting.
I will try to find the time to continue my writing as long as people are still interested in what I have to say.