"Where does wildness live?Is it in the feral eyes and bloodstained muzzle of a well-fed cheetah cub?Or in the freedom of its mother's long legged sprint after quarry?And what of the African grassland which provides for both predator and prey?To many of us,wildness in all its forms is something out there.Historically we have feared it,tried to conquer it and manage it,destroyed much of it.Now,as wild ecosystems are on their last legs,we feel the need to save what has once intimidated us.Behind the din of cellphones and the shadows of skyscrapers,a cheetahs face reminds us that we are part of something larger and untamed"
photo courtesy of nat geo.
- poodle
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