Animal Stories

[Kalevala]

This one made me both laugh and cry.  Just watch it and be thankful for the couple that rehabed it and their kindness and dedication.  What a wonderful couple. 😍

K

[relm1]

One story I absolutely love, I adore my dolphin neighbors.  They are interestingly "aware" and very social.  For example, they only have one calf at a time that a mom will raise till it has sexual maturity.  But in pods, they often find a mom with five same age calves.  This means one mom is babysitting to let the other moms have a day off.  Just an example of how sophisticated their social structures are.  Another example, there was a story in the news not long ago that a skipper found a group of dolphins approaching him and trying to get his attention than led him to a swimmer in distress who had been pulled out to the open ocean and was drowning.  This means they understand the boat had someone controlling it who was the same species as the swimmer in distress, that they recognized her distress, that they had empathy and took organized action to resolve the issue.  There are many examples like this.

[Kalevala]

One story I absolutely love, I adore my dolphin neighbors.  They are interestingly "aware" and very social.  For example, they only have one calf at a time that a mom will raise till it has sexual maturity.  But in pods, they often find a mom with five same age calves.  This means one mom is babysitting to let the other moms have a day off.  Just an example of how sophisticated their social structures are.  Another example, there was a story in the news not long ago that a skipper found a group of dolphins approaching him and trying to get his attention than led him to a swimmer in distress who had been pulled out to the open ocean and was drowning.  This means they understand the boat had someone controlling it who was the same species as the swimmer in distress, that they recognized her distress, that they had empathy and took organized action to resolve the issue.  There are many examples like this.

Great stories!    What wonderful creatures!

K

[Kalevala]

From the BBC:  Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body

"A man has been caught trying to smuggle hundreds of endangered spiders and insects out of Peru.

Officials stopped the 28-year-old Korean citizen, who had hidden the animals about his person, as he tried to leave the capital Lima.

The creatures are now being cared for by wildlife protection authorities."

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cde7x4wkwnpo

 

K

[drogulus]

    Insolent lamb thinks cuteness excuses everything.

[Kalevala]

Insolent lamb thinks cuteness excuses everything.

"But I need more pets!  And now!"   

K

[Kalevala]

An elephant who's a prankster!

K

[Kalevala]

The power of Simon and Garfunkel and a harpist over animals.

K

[Kalevala]

A swan song...but in a good way. 

K