Harrison Ford inspired scientists to name a new species of snake called Tachymenoides harrisonfordi after the actor
actor has been a strong environmental activist and is also the vice chair of the nonprofit group Conservation International.
“The climate crisis is real — the weight of scientific evidence is overwhelming, but evidence can be ignored,” Ford toldin October 2020. “Leaders who choose to make climate change a divisive issue do it to protect the entrenched economic interests who profit from behavior that destroys our planet. It’s selfish. It’s short-sighted. It needs to stop. … This s—t is going to kill us.”
Scientists naming a snake after Ford is both ironic and timely considering his appearance in the June 2023 filmUs Weekly's free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more!Total Film in April. “I anticipate that it will be the last time that he appears in a film … I have been ambitious to do this film for 10 years, and there finally came a time when we all committed to that. It was a joyous moment for me. I think it’s a rare situation that I find myself in.”
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