tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099363488280675328.post8070970964549140012..comments2023-10-06T04:49:05.127-04:00Comments on KrautBlog: Animal PortraitsUlrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099363488280675328.post-1517518675393357552014-05-17T18:10:37.628-04:002014-05-17T18:10:37.628-04:00Al: I'm glad we're in agreement on this.Al: I'm glad we're in agreement on this. Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099363488280675328.post-698291547916762602014-05-17T13:43:18.641-04:002014-05-17T13:43:18.641-04:00No apologies needed for anthropomorphism. The pro...No apologies needed for anthropomorphism. The prohibition of this in the study of ethology was an aberration of science. I would go further, when we assume that our species is a special creation, thus unrelated to those beasts for whom God placed on the earth for our domination-- then we are led away from understand both other species, and worse, our own.<br /><br />At my volunteering at our zoo with a Bonobo exhibit, I see what should be described as anger, bonding, and also a sensitivity to another's suffering that in every way except the superficial is shared with our species. <br /><br />And the affection can cross the glass barrier at times. I guess I am guilty of "bonoboism" and proud of it. Al Rodbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993709026872288071noreply@blogger.com