hundreds of years ago, many of those candidates would have never survived long enough to breed. With the protections (and also the pitfalls) of modern society, they get these 'special' opportunities to go out in a blaze of glory.

well, I think I'll go get my charcoal grill started...I'm hungry, so I think I'll hurry it along with some alcohol and gasoline....( I keep it in my garage beside the sacks of fertilizer..)