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Letter: Where rare is usual

Published 26 July 2006

From Elizabeth Bromham

Nassim Nicholas Taleb calls rare events “black swans” (1 July, p 50). I often see swans on the waterways and they are always black – but I am in Australia. To me, a black swan is a joyous, and common, sign of a healthy ecosystem.

Kallista, Victoria, Australia

Issue no. 2562 published 29 July 2006

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