I believe that people are drawn to fiction because it is an escape for then its a different reality that they can go to, to escape the real one like Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Hobbit they are all fictional and people can use them to escape this reality to a better one in their mind.
Assuming that you're talking about Sally ride, she was an astronaut that has took a photographic view of earth's surface from the space.
From up there , you can see the earth as a whole so it would be easier to observe every detail of its surface.
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Definitely tigers, lions and bears maybe elephants too
