Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Life Thrives In Strange Places

14 Urban Ecosystems

Boars wreaking havoc in urban Berlin, dogs riding the subway in Moscow, a species of mosquitoes that only lives in man-made underground spaces and snakes that make their way up into our toilets - all of these creatures and more have adapted to human encroachment in surprising (and sometimes terrifying!) ways.

These 14 unique urban ecosystems - including two of the most insane human communities of modern times - shed light on how we affect the natural world for better or worse.

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