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Nine questions about nature in cities

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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The Advantages of Living in a City

There are a bunch of different advantages that animals get from being in a city. Cities tend to be warmer than areas outside of it so you have to spend less energy keeping yourself warm during the winter. There aren't big predators, so raccoons and skunks and these other animals are predators but they're like what are called mezzo predators or the middle level of predators. In cities there are fewer barred owls, fewer great horned owls than there are in forest areas around cities by coming into them. But if you're one of 100,000 crows your chances of getting eaten by an owl are really low.

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