Dan and I are like to watch cute animal videos on you tube. Today’s theme is strange but cute cross species friendships:
Monkeys ride capybaras:
ok, I know this is a bit played out on the net, but here is the youtube classic “Christian the lion” video. Two guys raise a lion cub they bought at a department store. They later release him in Africa, a year after that they return to see if he will still recognize them.
I can’t believe there was a recent time when you could pick up a lion at a department store, or that general public could enjoy watching two majestic lions confined in a small cage without guilt. It amazes me how insensitive and downright foolish the human race can be in our interactions with other animals. On the bright side, it does show that we are trying to better ourselves and making improvements, even if they are dangerously slow. I believe and hope that as we mature our compassion will become less human-centric and our empathy towards other animals will grow. It should also make us question the things we take at face value as morally acceptable. Especially anything that involves exploitation or harm, no matter how indirect.
Frustrated about it? Want to do something good? Here is a link to the Jane Goodall institute site. There is some good information about humans and primates, specifically chimpanzees that are on the brink of extinction in the wild. If you have some cash you can help by sponsoring an orphaned chimp. These little persons have had a sad lives that you can help give hope for a better future. I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s true.
