Nature, however, knows no bad nor good. Everything simply is. Every living thing must eat, or die. All animal food comes from other life forms. Nature is an intricate matrix of checks and balances in which food is intertwined with population and genes. An abundance of prey attracts predators. The least fit die first. More genes get passed on from female coatis that do a good job of hiding their nests and from those that forsake the papaya treat when danger lurks. Try to observe nature, not judge its players. It makes more sense that way.

