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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_10887_15470570.1194799023642 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Helpful reading on this subject from Temple Grandin, assistant professor of animal science at Colorado State University: http://www.grandin.com/references/thinking.animals.html and http://www.grandin.com/inc/animals.in.translation.ch3.html/. On 11/11/07, Andy Dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > The experience with the crows brings to mind this incident that occured > when > I lived in Port Joli in 2005 and may add credibility to Peter's final > paragraph : > "It's dangerous to extend our own emotional experience to that of other > creatures, especially animals so far removed from us in the evolutionary > tree, but it's hard to believe that they didn't experience some sort of > unusual sensation on seeing one of their own kind die so dramatically. > They > certainly reacted to the event with some interest. > > From my journal July 13 [unlucky 13th? ] 2005......Andy Dean > Shortly after I left the house for my early morning walk I came across a > squirrel in the middle of our rural road chattering and scolding at what I > thought was another squirrel....Then I realized the other form was inert > and > must have been struck and killed by a car. I presumed it was either a mate > or sibling because the poor squirrel was beside itself and made frequent > attempts to get it to respond , It would grab it and shake it then sit > back > and chatter at it, then shake it again ,and when I approached very closely > made no attempt to leave....in fact it seemed to be asking me to do > something to help. Even when a car drove by within inches it stayed beside > the body . The only thing I could think to do was remove the body from the > road and lay it in the grass to prevent it being run over again. I was > surprised at the emotion it evoked as squirrels are not my favorite animal > being such a nuisance at the bird-feeders, but I can tell you I felt > pretty > upset when I left it to cope by itself. > > Andy & Lelia Dean > 86 Baden Powell Drive > Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 > Tel: [902] 678-6243 > > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > > ------=_Part_10887_15470570.1194799023642 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>Helpful reading on this subject from Temple Grandin, assistant professor of animal science at Colorado State University: </div> <div>http://www.grandin.com/references/thinking.animals.html </div> <div>and</div> <div> http://www.grandin.com/inc/animals.in.translation.ch3.html/. </div> <div> </div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andy Dean</b> <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">The experience with the crows brings to mind this incident that occured when<br>I lived in Port Joli in 2005 and may add credibility to Peter's final <br>paragraph :<br>"It's dangerous to extend our own emotional experience to that of other<br>creatures, especially animals so far removed from us in the evolutionary<br>tree, but it's hard to believe that they didn't experience some sort of <br>unusual sensation on seeing one of their own kind die so dramatically. They<br>certainly reacted to the event with some interest.<br><br>From my journal July 13 [unlucky 13th? ] 2005......Andy Dean<br>Shortly after I left the house for my early morning walk I came across a <br>squirrel in the middle of our rural road chattering and scolding at what I<br>thought was another squirrel....Then I realized the other form was inert and<br>must have been struck and killed by a car. I presumed it was either a mate <br>or sibling because the poor squirrel was beside itself and made frequent<br>attempts to get it to respond , It would grab it and shake it then sit back<br>and chatter at it, then shake it again ,and when I approached very closely <br>made no attempt to leave....in fact it seemed to be asking me to do<br>something to help. Even when a car drove by within inches it stayed beside<br>the body . The only thing I could think to do was remove the body from the <br>road and lay it in the grass to prevent it being run over again. I was<br>surprised at the emotion it evoked as squirrels are not my favorite animal<br>being such a nuisance at the bird-feeders, but I can tell you I felt pretty <br>upset when I left it to cope by itself.<br><br>Andy & Lelia Dean<br>86 Baden Powell Drive<br>Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<br>Tel: [902] 678-6243<br><br><a href="mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca </a><br><br></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_10887_15470570.1194799023642--
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