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Hi All, Nov 11, 2007
I think the characteristics of many warm-blooded animals overlap the
better features of humans in many ways. A family of Otters sliding down
the stream bank (slide, swim, scamper, slide...) is just another version
of mom taking the kids to the playground. Geese mate for life...
Yt, DW, Kentville
Andy Dean 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
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