This content draws a parallel between the extinction of the Giraffatitan dinosaur and the current endangerment of giraffes, highlighting how both evolved long necks for similar ecological niches, and uses this comparison to underscore the accelerating rate of species extinction due to human activity.
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welcome to the world-renowned museum
fernatukunda in berlin
you are now standing in the dinosaur hall
hall
in jurassic times these all shared the
the sauropods evolve necks of varying
lengths so that they could feed on
the very top branches were only
accessible to one of the tallest
giraffa titan
it would have dwarfed even the largest
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to maintain its huge size it at all day
every day
over time
giraffe titan disappeared from the
it became extinct
where giraffe titan once lived
now another gentle giant feeds on the treetops
treetops
the giraffe
no relation
it just so happens that both evolved
long necks to make the most of their environment
environment
but giraffes are in danger of becoming extinct
extinct
more than a third have disappeared in
and it doesn't end there
human activity
some scientists believe
that species are becoming extinct
a thousand times faster
if we don't change our lifestyles
and respect our ecosystem
one day
our grandchildren might only be able to
but if each and every one of us chooses
to learn from the past
we can help to preserve the amazing
diversity of life on our planet
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