Don't believe all the hippie, indigenous-wisdom bullshit.
Animals are not willing participants in that equilibrium. Animals expand exponentially until something competitive or a natural disaster puts them in their place.
I read an article about three flowers growing. All three received equal amounts of food, soil, etc. And despite having no incentive to, one of the flowers started growing sideways to block the other two flowers. It had no reason to, it had sufficient resources.
Don't believe all the hippie, indigenous-wisdom bullshit.
Animals are not willing participants in that equilibrium. Animals expand exponentially until something competitive or a natural disaster puts them in their place.
I read an article about three flowers growing. All three received equal amounts of food, soil, etc. And despite having no incentive to, one of the flowers started growing sideways to block the other two flowers. It had no reason to, it had sufficient resources.
Did it also tell the other flowers that without the rich diversity of weeds the garden wouldn't survive?