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By Parambrahma Tripathy
Once upon a time, on the emerald island of Guam, birds sang like they owned the skies. A US territory in the western Pacific, Guam was a paradise-lush, green, and predator-free. Then World War II happened, and with it came an uninvited guest: the brown tree snake, hitching a ride on military cargo. One snake turned into thousands, and those beautiful birds? They didn't stand a chance. Ten out of twelve native species vanished, wiped out by a slithering menace they never saw coming. Why? They lacked the instinct to fear. No defense, no fight-just easy pickings. It's a gut-punch of a story, but it's more t...