So picture you just landed in South Africa.
Did you remember too bring you're safari hat and water? We came too see a very special, huge, gray beast.
It's no doubt by its shape that I'm talking pre-historic!Were going too be landing in South Africato spot a Black Rhinoceros.
And we do that on top of elephants! Cool indeed! So just what's so special about this four thousand plus pound specie?As you know, they're an herbivore, just green stuff, thanks for asking.
So one day I asked myself this question, "how could a beast like that be important?" We see them in water a lot, and yes, they do get quite muddy.
So being patient, I found the answer.
I said too myself," How about that, yep, Wow!It's another keystone animal! " Just what is a keystone specie? Why they get the job of being responsible for other species survival.
Here is what's cool about this animal! It eats things like bushes and roots.
And when when it takes a bite of something, it has 24 inches too do it with.
That's quite a natural road grader, wouldn't you say? You see, If this specie goes extinct, the grasses get overrun with roots and bushes.
You got it, the stuff these beasts eat.
It keeps the grasslands clear.
And that is the precise value of this specie.
Once again, this is the tapestry how animals function together.
Poaching is a problem because of the value of the Rhino horn.
Personally, I like too see them run around and do their thing.
I'm sure you do too.
Their is a wonderful organization called Conservation International.
There web site is Conservation.
org This group is solving problems for animals in a lot of countries right now.
And there preserving the rain forest one acre at a time.
For instance, let's say that Cheetahs are eating cattle in South Africa.
So the farmers don't want the Cheetah around for that.
So they take out as many as possible.
This group goes in and pays the farmers for the livestock they lose.
The result? The Cheetah gets too live! What a novel concept and brilliant solution.
I hoped this saved you a little time in learning something new.
I'm Scott Bright.
Did you remember too bring you're safari hat and water? We came too see a very special, huge, gray beast.
It's no doubt by its shape that I'm talking pre-historic!Were going too be landing in South Africato spot a Black Rhinoceros.
And we do that on top of elephants! Cool indeed! So just what's so special about this four thousand plus pound specie?As you know, they're an herbivore, just green stuff, thanks for asking.
So one day I asked myself this question, "how could a beast like that be important?" We see them in water a lot, and yes, they do get quite muddy.
So being patient, I found the answer.
I said too myself," How about that, yep, Wow!It's another keystone animal! " Just what is a keystone specie? Why they get the job of being responsible for other species survival.
Here is what's cool about this animal! It eats things like bushes and roots.
And when when it takes a bite of something, it has 24 inches too do it with.
That's quite a natural road grader, wouldn't you say? You see, If this specie goes extinct, the grasses get overrun with roots and bushes.
You got it, the stuff these beasts eat.
It keeps the grasslands clear.
And that is the precise value of this specie.
Once again, this is the tapestry how animals function together.
Poaching is a problem because of the value of the Rhino horn.
Personally, I like too see them run around and do their thing.
I'm sure you do too.
Their is a wonderful organization called Conservation International.
There web site is Conservation.
org This group is solving problems for animals in a lot of countries right now.
And there preserving the rain forest one acre at a time.
For instance, let's say that Cheetahs are eating cattle in South Africa.
So the farmers don't want the Cheetah around for that.
So they take out as many as possible.
This group goes in and pays the farmers for the livestock they lose.
The result? The Cheetah gets too live! What a novel concept and brilliant solution.
I hoped this saved you a little time in learning something new.
I'm Scott Bright.
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