"Black swan" events strike animal populations

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Mar 7, 2017, 12:32 pm79 pts
Black swan events are rare and surprising occurrences that happen without notice and often wreak havoc on society. The metaphor has been used to describe banking collapses, devastating earthquakes and other major surprises in financial, social and natural systems.A new analysis by the University of Washington…

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