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I wonder if children of the future
will visit museums to learn about the
extinct species of the world
Will they wonder what happened to
the wild animals that once roamed
Will the Woolly Mammoth now have
abundant company behind the glass
of yesterday
written for dVerse
writing a quadrille of 44 words
incorporating the word "wild"
written for dVerse
writing a quadrille of 44 words
incorporating the word "wild"
sharing with Earthweal
Science believes the Woolly Mammoth was
a victim of climate change and lack
of water. How many other species
will become extinct under our
current watch?
current watch?
Thanks for reading!
True, I think even TREES will be viewed in a museum, at that point. Thanks for linking to earthweal. I am afraid my prompt has depressed everyone. But animal suffering is what I mind the most. I am grateful for everyone brave enough to Go There. In Australia, platypus deaths number in the thousands because rivers have dried up because of drought - but also because big corporations drain them, with government backing, to make their stupid plastic single use water bottles.
ReplyDeleteSherry, I am afraid you might be right. In the generations to come there will be much change. If, Trees become an exhibit I fear there will be no visitors as we need trees for the very air we breathe.
DeleteYes, if there are future children. Someone will have to save two of everything and build an ark! Succinct and powerful!
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope we don't have to endure 40 day of rain day and night. It could wash out much of humanity.
DeleteWe won't lose it all and one day it will be restored.
ReplyDeleteIronically, when it comes to the mammoth, we had nothing to do with that global warming...
Alex, I admire your optimism and I pray balance will be restored in the years to come.
DeleteIronically, that is true about the mammoth. Actually, I read recently they wanted to try and clone one. Perhaps, other species will need to be cloned as well.
Unfortunately I think the wooly mammoth will have lots of company when victims of climate change are museumed at some future time. Behind glass. Relics of an earlier time. Hard to remember just when!
ReplyDeleteSadly there are new species becoming extinct as we write. I think the future will need bigger glass.
DeleteI fear the exact same thing with the current scenario of the world our chances look bleak. Poignant write!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sanaa let’s hope for some positive change while we can still make a difference.
DeleteMan, yes Man, True! Man will be extinct not of lack of water or food but rather being fed with drone inspired exploits which may trigger off a nuclear war!
ReplyDeleteHank
Hank, there you are! I think I fear that most!
DeleteI enjoyed your quadrille, Truedessa. Archaeologists have found mammoth skeletons along the coast not far from where I live, and one is in the Norwich Castle Museum. I love museums and would like to stay optimistic about children of the future visiting museums, but technology will probably take over and museums, like libraries, will eventually close and disappear. I hope not.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim I too love to visit museums. Exhibits in a museum are more life like. I hope the future will always hold a place for museum and libraries.
Deleteoh such haunting images, specially this one: "Will the Wooly Mammoth now have
ReplyDeleteabundant company behind the glass
of yesterday"
A timely message this is!
One has to wonder what will remain generations from now.
DeleteMany scientists believe we are in the midst of a sixth global extinction event, this one not advanced by a meteor or megavolcano but the hemhorrage of life from human encroachment, extraction and development. Vertebrate species are now vanishing at 100 times the normal rate, and that cascade is expected to grow by magnitudes as climate shocks increase. Megafauna like giraffes and gorillas and rhinos are all but gone. So many fellows joining the Mastodon behind that sad glass!
ReplyDeleteMaybe, the scientists are right and humans need to try and change this path we are on. I hope for the best...
DeleteThere will always be wonder. May it be of something good that happened.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope for a positive outcome Frank. I believe there is light somewhere beyond the darkness.
DeleteSuch a sad state of affairs. But it is the truth. I also like how you've played with word 'wonder' from the view of the two sides.
ReplyDeleteI try to contemplate both angles. I want to believe there exists the possibility of needed change.
DeleteSo true, unfortunately.
ReplyDeletesadly so Ken
DeleteWhat a sobering thought....what will be in those glassed cases of now extinct animals when our grandchildrens' children go to the natural history museums? And the sad thing is....that is not a natural history, rather it's because of humanity in so so many cases.
ReplyDeleteLillian that is true the cause of extinction will be at the hands of mankind.
DeleteAs we head into the next flood, the land animals will die out and the sea creatures will reign once more.
ReplyDeleteThat is plausible if the pollution in the ocean doesn't kill them.
DeleteI wonder if in the end there will be the last human in that museum as well
ReplyDeleteThat is a scary thought Bjorn.
DeleteMany will sure be lost the longer mankind goes about the planet the way we do. But yeah, cloning may bring many back. Hopefully not a jurassic park way.
ReplyDeleteI hope it won't evolve into a Jurassic Park world. That is a but disturbing.
DeleteI think we'll be lucky if our species retains enough of civilization to even have museums in the distant future. If we do, they will be filled with extinct animals, for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting question. I'm afraid there will be more animals in museums than in the wild
ReplyDelete"behind the glass of yesterday"...beautifully put!
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