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Earth Island journal, 2024-03, Vol.39 (1), p.12-13
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San Francisco: Earth Island Institute
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
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One of Aesop's fables tells the tale of two cousins, a city mouse and a country mouse who visit each other in their respective homes. The country mouse lives simply and peacefully, on a diet of roots and foraged acorns. The city mouse enjoys banquet feasts of sweets and meats left out on the dining table, but has to contend with the dangers of living in close quarters with humans as well as their animal companions like cats and clogs. At the end of the story, the mice return to where they belong, each of them sure that they are living the best life. This fable, which is at least 2,000 years old, foreshadowed a divide in the animal kingdom that has continued into the present. Urban areas don't just provide a different kind of habitat for animals, they can change the animals that live there into creatures particularly suited to their new environments. As a result of these changes, a city mouse must stay a city mouse. Synurbanization -- the changes wildlife make to adapt to urban environments -- affects many species of plants and animals.