Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week: These Amazing Animals!
If some of these stories don’t blow you away, you might want to check your pulse 😊
Waay better than doom scrolling…
Play, healing, tool usage, language, and friendship!
A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness
A group of prominent scientists believes fruit flies, fish, and mollusks might experience pain and pleasure. April 27, 2024, this article was originally published by Quanta Magazine. In 2022, researchers at the Bee Sensory and Behavioral Ecology Lab at Queen Mary University of London observed bumblebees doing something remarkable: The diminutive, fuzzy creatures were engaging in activity that could only be described as play. Given small wooden balls, the bees pushed them around and rotated them.
A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness – The Atlantic
Orangutan heals face wound using medicinal plant in Indonesia in documented first:
A Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a medicinal plant to heal a facial wound at an Indonesian research site.
Orangutan seen healing face wound with medicinal plant for first time (usatoday.com)
10 animals that use tools in surprising and clever ways – from primates and dolphins to birds and fish:
It is not just humans that regularly use tools to solve problems and make our lives easier. Other animals do it too!
Sperm whales communicate through a ‘complex phonetic alphabet,’ study finds:
Researchers analyzed the codas of approximately 60 sperm whales.
Sperm whales communicate through a ‘complex phonetic alphabet,’ study finds – ABC News (go.com)
Seal Kept Poking Diver’s Arm Until He Finally Realized What Was Going On, Here’s What Happened:
One experienced diver and his friend had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with some seals. They were even lucky enough to capture the moment on film!
This Diver Couldn’t Figure Out What A Seal Was Trying To Tell Him – Buzznet
Please pay it forward and love those wondrous creatures that we share this tiny blue planet with!
Love,
Neville
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– Don Miguel Ruiz
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