15 December, 2006

beautiful, beautiful, and noble creature



"The baiji, regarded in China as the ``Goddess of the
Yangtze,'' was one of the world's oldest surviving species, at 20
million years, according to the foundation's Web site. Less than
a century ago, as many as 5,000 specimens lived in the Yangtze,
and the population had dropped to about 400 by the 1980s. The
last survey, conducted in 1997, recorded just 13 individuals, and
the last confirmed sighting was in September 2004." and now? nothing.
zilch. finito. basta. no more. nada. ok, stop. (SIGH)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning,
No-one you see, is smarter than he,
And we know Flipper, lives in a world full of wonder,
Flying there-under, under the sea!

Everyone loves the king of the sea,
Ever so kind and gentle is he,
Tricks he will do when children appear,
And how they laugh when he's near!

They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning,
No-one you see, is smarter than he,
And we know Flipper, lives in a world full of wonder,
Flying there-under, under the sea!

FKJ said...

And WE KILLED IT