in case you were wondering how a real world Jurassic Park might actually play out in terms of disrupting the local ecosystem . . .
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"he first to arrive were the bugs. A layer of larvae began to hatch in the massive footprint of water baking under the dry desert heat, forcing Marriott to import bluegills, largemouth bass and catfish to eat them. Then hungry sea gulls came to eat those fish, which forced Marriott to restock more than 600 new fish every year.
The gulls were later joined by American coots, Canada geese, egrets, green herons and even one snow goose. Marriott added Chilean flamingos and swans to the property for aesthetics, and employed an on-call bird doctor for upkeep. Next came new predators, like a white owl, a bobcat and a red-tailed hawk"
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