Image courtesy of Shutterstock/Charles
Bergman.
Joel Kontinen
Some animals care for
nature, one such instance are the artic foxes that are “ecosystem engineers”. They
create an environment that other species will thrive in,
“Against the harsh tundra, the dens of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) stand out like islands of green. Called “gardens of the tundra”, they are covered in distinctive, lush vegetation, often attributed to nutrients in the soil concentrated there from the foxes excrement and prey.”
Nature is not necessarily red in tooth and claw. Even in the post-Fall world, we can see glimpses of peace, co-operation and goodness that defy naïve Darwinian explanations.
Dinneen, James, 2023, Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the tundra. New Scientist 1 August
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