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12.29.07

Unicorns of the Future

by Ziya Tong Department: Earth

I was at the bookstore this afternoon and came across Zoologia Fantastica by Jorges Luis Borges, a book on imaginary creatures in culture & mythology. The title itself got me to thinking about how different it must be for children to go to zoos today, knowing that so many of the creatures before them will soon cease to exist; how "the wild" is on the brink of becoming a landscape of the imaginary.

Soon Rhinos will become as fabled as Unicorns, and Dugongs as elusive as Mermaids, and all we'll have left is our digital menageries to remind us of the difference.

Tags: Arkive, dugongs, extinction, Jorges Luis Borges, mermaids, rhinos, unicorns, zoos

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