This is one of those podcasts that might cause those with minimal interest in animal behavior to think that I need to get a life. Be that as it may, how animals of the same species, including humans, adapt old behaviors for new uses and then condense them into rituals to form a kind of behavioral shorthand intrigues me. Observing this kind of transformation between members of different species over a period of time…
Well, that strikes me as living a life more than needing one. 🙂
Here’s a recent picture of my favorite feline playmate.
This podcast also points out how easily we and our animals could get caught up the kinds of emotion-based feeding and eating rituals discussed in the October commentary that may create problems for both of us. Like all other aspects of our lives with animals the three watchwords remain the same: balance, perspective, and mindfulness.
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