'Amazing' animals...

It's very easy to persist in thinking that humans are the ultimate animal on earth, after all, many humans say it on a regular basis that we are the dominant and the most intelligent species. It's often the argument used for people justifying the use and abuse and eating of other species.

In truth, humans as a collective, are the most selfish, destructive and arrogant of all animals - not something to be proud of; and in these blog posts I seek to remind us all of the fact that we are just one species in a whole planet of amazing animals that should be considered equal to us.

We find it amazing that other animals should have traits similar to ours, but it shouldn't amaze us really - they are living, thinking, feeling beings.

Chantal xx

This week in the news:

Scientists from the University of St Andrews have discovered that dolphins call each other by name... read more here.

I love this comment that this article provoked from a friend on Twitter:

@vegsoup4thesoul Because in the end, they found it a bit embarrassing to keep saying, "Oy, you, over there, with the blowhole."
— Vanilla Rose (@MsVanillaRose) July 23, 2013

Dogs CAN see in colour - scientists dispel the myth that dogs only see in black and white... read more here.

I have to say that I thought this had been known about for a while and was the reason why you so often see toys for them in different colours (blue and yellow, in particular).

However, it's great to have further confirmation of what we dog companions all knew anyway!

Dog finds a tiny kitten and risks everything to save her...  read more here.

If the pictures that accompany this heart-warming story of care by one species for another don't have you saying awwwww with a moistening of the eyes - then you are a hard-hearted person!!!

Here's just one of the pics as a sneak preview (sniff...):

permission to say 'awwwwwww.....'

Looks like the human species could learn something from fellow animals...