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UNIVERSE 25:
The pretty mice
This is a true story about Utopia
I am the pretty mice from universe 25
An utopia where has unlimited resources
No one is poor
No one is privileged
No one is dreaming because
All dreams come true
In the beginning we were so excited
We have sex and dance till dawn
Without suffering no one feels happiness
After 5 years we stopped reproduce
Some of us became violent
Some of us became destructive
Moi, I become prettier
No longer need others attention
No desire for anything
Just brushing my hair in front of mirror
Everyday
I am the pretty mice from Universe 25
This is a story about behavior sink
Universe 25 is an experiment carried out by American ethologist John B. Calhoun in 1960s that observed mice’s behavior when they were given a utopia environment to live in. The term behavior sink was mentioned in his report. It is a collapse in behavior which results from overpopulation. The male mice showed aggression and cannibalism. The female mice were unable to carry pregnancy to full term or to survive delivery. The infants mortality topped 90% due to female mice lost interest in raising babies. You will find some female mice brushing their hair everyday in the corner doing or caring nothing else. The mice in the experiment extinct after 5 years.
Maybe this is why we urgently need to discover new habitats to avoid extinction.
When survival is certain,
Our species extinct.
Dear humans,
Be grateful of the struggles of survival.
They keep you stay alive.
Everything is in its right place.
Keep faith.
Have hope.
MiceMarzio Del Testa
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