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Hi Paul,
As an undergraduate student in biology, a professor once gently reprimanded
me for saying that sometimes animals do things just for fun. I was being
anthropomorphic, he said, that is, attributing human traits to animals. Many
years later, I still think that animals do things just to have fun; to play,
be mischievous, enjoy the weather. Science is perhaps beginning to shift
away a bit from a strict adherence to the survival of the fittest way of
thinking. There have been some interesting and credible papers published
about birds making choices for the sake of sheer beauty, decisions that are
independent of achieving reproductive success. Your musical backgrounds to
the videos give life to the notion that the nature ballet speaks of an
intrinsic artistic dimension to the natural world.
John
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2020 13:55
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Ballet
Hi all.
Have an amazing video of a squirrel and Barred Owl.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this??
Paul.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeQ
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi =
Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>As an =
undergraduate student in biology, a professor once gently reprimanded me =
for saying that sometimes animals do things just for fun. I was being =
anthropomorphic, he said, that is, attributing human traits to animals. =
Many years later, I still think that animals do things just to have fun; =
to play, be mischievous, enjoy the weather. Science is perhaps beginning =
to shift away a bit from a strict adherence to the survival of the =
fittest way of thinking. There have been some interesting and credible =
papers published about birds making choices for the sake of sheer =
beauty, decisions that are independent of achieving reproductive =
success. Your musical backgrounds to the videos give life to the notion =
that the nature ballet speaks of an intrinsic artistic dimension to the =
natural world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>John<o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul =
Ruggles<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 02, 2020 13:55<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Nature =
Ballet<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi =
all.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Have an amazing video of a =
squirrel and Barred Owl.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Has anyone ever seen anything like =
this??<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Paul.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
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