SO, if I'm reading right, man had no hand in this?
We burn enough fossil fuel in Athens to dissolve marble, and people can honestly claim we have no effect?
The idea of a super predator needn't only be tied to food. Sometimes a critter is just inconvenient, and we choose to eradicate them.
On the people side, in less than 100 years we have increased our average size, which requires greater energy to sustain. We have extended our lifespans by about 25 years. Which also increases our consumption.
I'm pretty sure the gene rearrangement necessary to foment that kind of change was caused by man. Whether they be human genes, potato genes, corn genes, or red deer genes.
