Conclusion Garbage dumps do not harm wildlife. ████████ ██ █████████ ██ ███ ██████████ ███████ ██ ██████ █████ ███████ ████ ███ ███ ███████ █████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ █ ████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ███ ████ ████ █████████ ████ ██ ███████ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ██ ███ ████████ ██ ████████
The author presents the hypothesis that garbage dumps don’t harm wildlife. This hypothesis is supported by observations of baboons in the Masai-Mara game reserve : baboons who scavenge in the reserve’s garbage dumps grow faster and have more offspring than baboons who don’t eat garbage.
The author assumes that eating garbage is not causing other harms to the baboons who scavenge in dumps. In other words, the author assumes that growth speed and number of offspring accurately represent the baboons’ health.
The author also assumes that there’s no alternative explanation for the differences between the baboons who eat garbage and the baboons who do not.
Finally, the author assumes that, even if the Masai-Mara baboons aren’t harmed by garbage, observations of these baboons can support a conclusion about wildlife in general.
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