Another common ritual involved offering the lost tooth to an animal, typically a rodent or other animal with strong teeth. The idea was that, if the animal received the tooth along with the appropriate prayers, the child’s teeth would grow in as strong as the animal’s. ...
Model projections indicate that some rodent species will go extinct and species geographic ranges are expected to shift 54% or more depending on the extent of climate change [69]. Diseases, invasive species, and pests are expected to change their distribution with ecological consequences, with, ...