• Question: hiiiiiiii, when all humans die out, what will happen to the earth?

    Asked by fredweasley to Carol, Ellie, John, Philip, Rebecca on 2 Jul 2012. This question was also asked by autumn98.
    • Photo: Carol White

      Carol White answered on 2 Jul 2012:


      It will still go on, inhabited but other creatures that survived. Imagine the dinosaur world (no humans then…) but with some other big animals ruling the world!

      What do you think will be in charge?

      I’ll put my money on big cats!

    • Photo: Rebecca Lacey

      Rebecca Lacey answered on 2 Jul 2012:


      I think it will still continue and if other organisms survive then they will continue to live on. Perhaps animals that humans have threatened, like rhinos, will thrive again!

      It’s weird thinking about a world with no people though isn’t it?!

    • Photo: John Welford

      John Welford answered on 3 Jul 2012:


      It depends what humans die out from! If it’s something that affects the rest of the plants and animals, like another ice age, then there will be very few species that survive, I guess natural selection will then continue the process of those animals evolving after we’re gone?

      If it’s something even more major than that, like a asteroid strike or something happening to the sun, then it really depends. Your guess is probably as good as mine!

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