random samplings of a restless mind scanning life's canopy
It is curious, and reassuring, that in this week of familial heartbreak after the loss of a mother, I should come across these two videos of animal mothers that touch the heart in different ways.
First, the Jane Goodall Institute remembers Fifi, the matriarch famous all over the world ever since she entered Jane's life:
And here we have a curious tale of an orphan squirrel being adopted by a cat, and beginning to act like one, even purring when stroked! How fascinating the way evolution has wired the mammalian maternal brain to allow such wonderful associations! Ain't motherhood grand?
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
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