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The natural habitat has been altered using chemicals, farming methods, or terraforming to a degree that the current ecosystem can not sustain itself without human intervention
I think artificial is the proper therm here. Not in a sense that they’re gene modified or robot bugs, but in a sense that their dominance of the habitat is due to human interference.
Yea. Turns out the biggest creature you can freeze and thaw again (in strict lab conditions) is a hamster, anything bigger just dies.