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living (and dying) like the animals
2008-Feb-14, Thursday 09:03 pm1) gorilla
My favorite (for its sexual ethics) animal is the bonobo, a chimpanzee and close relative of humans. Previously, they were thought to be the only (land) animal to mate face-to-face in the wild like humans do. Here, though, someone snapped a photograph of gorillas doing the same. It's a rather tender photo with the female resting her face against his shoulder, with his arms wrapped around her reassuringly.
2) cuttlefish
Cuttlefish, however, are a sea creature that also mate face-to-face, as you can see in this video. It's a pretty intense experience for them too. Males sometimes even get the shudders afterwards. (Click the second video here, "Cuttlefish Mating Disengagement, Male Display").
3) horse
In decidedly less happy news, however, horses are also suffering through the current economic crisis here in Minnesota.
"Foreclosures In MN Hitting Home For Family Pets"
"All the Dying Horses: Neglect cases soaring in Minnesota"
I interviewed yesterday out at a local Humane Society shelter for a tech support position. While there I visited some of their adoption rooms. All of them were beyond full: cats, mice/rats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs. I didn't visit the dogs, and I don't know if this city facility has any large space for livestock.
My favorite (for its sexual ethics) animal is the bonobo, a chimpanzee and close relative of humans. Previously, they were thought to be the only (land) animal to mate face-to-face in the wild like humans do. Here, though, someone snapped a photograph of gorillas doing the same. It's a rather tender photo with the female resting her face against his shoulder, with his arms wrapped around her reassuringly.
2) cuttlefish
Cuttlefish, however, are a sea creature that also mate face-to-face, as you can see in this video. It's a pretty intense experience for them too. Males sometimes even get the shudders afterwards. (Click the second video here, "Cuttlefish Mating Disengagement, Male Display").
3) horse
In decidedly less happy news, however, horses are also suffering through the current economic crisis here in Minnesota.
"Foreclosures In MN Hitting Home For Family Pets"
"All the Dying Horses: Neglect cases soaring in Minnesota"
I interviewed yesterday out at a local Humane Society shelter for a tech support position. While there I visited some of their adoption rooms. All of them were beyond full: cats, mice/rats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs. I didn't visit the dogs, and I don't know if this city facility has any large space for livestock.