> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Human caused extinction is prevalent]] From our prehistoric hunting of mammoths in [[Siberia]], to our mass extinctions in [[Australia]] and [[America]], to man-made [[climate change]], we are by far the most destructive force in history in zoological terms, driving [up to one million](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01448-4) species extinction. Despite our very humble beginnings, ^[[[Cracking bones and eating the marrow may have been human's first niche]]] human's have developed into [[Earth]]'s top predator. While this is part of:: [[Greater cooperation and communication has lead to the success of humans as a species]] it is also explained by:: [[Humans have had little time to adjust to being the top predator]]. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human evolution]], [[human advancement]] #### References ![[Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^299600341]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^297089489]]