A look at the one environment that's been made by us for us - the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The city is built to keep untamed nature out - but nature can't be pushed away. From bed bugs sucking our blood at night to rats in our restaurants, many animals have adapted to a life with us.
But not all urban animals are seen as pests. In the ancient City of Fez in Morocco, the leather tanneries depend for their business on wild pigeon droppings. Even futuristic Dubai would falter without falcons. In the suburbs of Jaipur, a Bishnoi woman breastfeeds an orphaned fawn. People are starting to realise that nature is key to our continued survival. On Manhattan's rooftops we find a community of beekeepers. In Masdar, Abu Dhabi, British architect Norman Foster is creating a carbon-neutral waste-free future city. Is this the future? The human planet is starting to realise that we'll only survive if we protect nature. -BBC
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AdrianBlacksays...I'm never eating sushi in New York.
Boise_Libsays..."Only one creature.."
What about Human Head Lice?
Buttlesays...E. coli>> ^Boise_Lib:
"Only one creature.."
What about Human Head Lice?
Boise_Libsays...>> ^Buttle:
E. coli>> ^Boise_Lib:
"Only one creature.."
What about Human Head Lice?
That opens up about 100,000 other possibilities,
Thanks, @Tuttle--er--I mean @Buttle
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