BRAZIL NUTS
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James Joyner | Friday, December 19, 2003 |
The Guardian reports,
The brazil nut - a traditional Christmas stocking filler, coated in chocolate - could become an endangered species if intensive harvesting continues, according to British and international researchers.
Where is the international outrage over this? Personally, I like Brazil nuts a lot more than, say, snail darters or spotted owls. I’m not sure I’ve ever had one coated in chocolate, but it sounds good.
And this would make a fine Monty Python sketch:
The tree can live for more than 500 years, but its survival depends just on one species of female bee and a rodent the size of a rabbit with unusually strong, sharp teeth.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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