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It’s not a matter of the plants making a moral choice, it’s a result of too much rain. Scientists studying carnivorous plants in Swedish bogs found that the extra nitrogen deposited in the soil from rain reduced how many insects the plants trapped. Pollution from cars and power plants causes nitrogen-rich rain, so more reaches the ground in some areas.

In other words, predator plants may cut back on flies if they can access key nutrients elsewhere.

In BBC News, Matt Bardo quotes biologist Jonathan Millett as saying, "If there’s plenty of nitrogen available to their roots, they don’t eat as much. Basically, it’s like adding more fertilizer."
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The Delight Makers Website reports that "For 12 hours, two herds of wild South African elephants slowly made their way through the Zululand bush until they reached the house of late author Lawrence Anthony, the conservationist who saved their lives. The formerly violent, rogue elephants, destined to be shot a few years ago as pests, were rescued and rehabilitated by Anthony, who had grown up in the bush and was known as the ‘Elephant Whisperer.’"

The elephants lingered there for two days, to say goodbye. But how did they know he died? There is some evidence that elephants communicate with each other–and with humans–telepathically.
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It is the intention of the United States government to destroy privacy in America, and a big part of this evil is the planned deployment of 30,000 drones that will be able to monitor in detail the movement and activities of every citizen of this country. The path to the surveillance state has been paved by the Supreme Court, which has ruled that citizens have essentially no right of privacy from being observed from overhead.
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