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Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment.
Paul Watson
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Paul Watson
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
Activist
Environmentalist
Naval Officer
Sailor
City of Toronto
Paul Franklin Watson
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