Now imagine, for a reckless moment, a day on earth when the invisible scissors of predation go still. A day when every creature, including you and me — universe’s tiniest residents — gets a ceasefire from the oldest war of all: life eating life. A world without predation isn’t kinder; it’s swollen, bursting at the seams, wobbling within hours, collapsing within days and going rancid within weeks. A day without predation would bring insects in monstrous quantities, microbes in cosmic excess, rats in poetic proportions,. A day without predation isn’t utopia.

Source: Indian Express December 23, 2025 02:49 UTC