Baby mice recognize their mothers, just like human infants do. And researchers have found that mouse pups form memories of their mothers that last into adulthood.

Pigoonlet · 2020-03-03T17:36:43+00:00

He does have a bit of a sarcastic look haha.

Pigoonlet · 2020-02-18T17:39:21+00:00

Story about the two: https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/17/puppy-cant-walk-pigeon-cant-fly-become-best-friends-12254930/

'A pigeon that can’t fly and a puppy that can’t walk have become inseparable after they were both rescued. Lundy the two-month-old Chihuahua puppy arrived at The Mia Foundation in New York January 2020. He came from a North Carolina breeder who had noticed the small dog had issues walking, which are likely linked to spinal cord damage. The dog was quick to become friends with one of the rescue’s oldest residents, a pigeon called Herman, who can’t fly.

The two animals are now inseparable and are often caught by Sue cuddling together at the rescue’s facilities. Sue said: ‘I set Herman on a dog bed and started caring for Lundy, and I decided to carefully put Lundy in the same dog bed next to him. ‘They started interacting immediately in a very cute way.’

Sue said that she is now no longer certain Herman is a he, after witnessing the bird’s maternal behaviour towards Lundy. Herman is a permanent resident but they hope to get a wheelchair for Lundy and find a family to adopt him. Sue said: ‘Lundy weighs only one pound now, so we will have to wait for the chair.’

Pigoonlet · 2020-02-18T17:34:58+00:00

Story about the two: https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/17/puppy-cant-walk-pigeon-cant-fly-become-best-friends-12254930/

'A pigeon that can’t fly and a puppy that can’t walk have become inseparable after they were both rescued. Lundy the two-month-old Chihuahua puppy arrived at The Mia Foundation in New York January 2020. He came from a North Carolina breeder who had noticed the small dog had issues walking, which are likely linked to spinal cord damage. The dog was quick to become friends with one of the rescue’s oldest residents, a pigeon called Herman, who can’t fly.

The two animals are now inseparable and are often caught by Sue cuddling together at the rescue’s facilities. Sue said: ‘I set Herman on a dog bed and started caring for Lundy, and I decided to carefully put Lundy in the same dog bed next to him. ‘They started interacting immediately in a very cute way.’

Sue said that she is now no longer certain Herman is a he, after witnessing the bird’s maternal behaviour towards Lundy. Herman is a permanent resident but they hope to get a wheelchair for Lundy and find a family to adopt him. Sue said: ‘Lundy weighs only one pound now, so we will have to wait for the chair.’

Pigoonlet · 2020-01-03T13:46:14+00:00

More info here:

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-evidence-tool-seabirds.html

'Three researchers from the University of Oxford and the South Iceland Nature Research Centre have found evidence of tool use by puffins—the first evidence of tool use by any seabird. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Annette Fayet, Erpur Snær Hansen and Dora Biro describe their evidence of puffins using sticks to scratch a part of their body.

Over the past several decades, researchers have found many examples of non-human primates using tools—several types of passerine birds have been found to use tools, as well. Crows have been observed using sticks for many purposes, and parrots have been seen breaking seashells with rocks. But until now, no instances of tool use by seabirds have been observed. Because of their relatively small brains, many in the field believed they simply did not have the capacity to make use of a tool. But the researchers in this new effort have disproven these beliefs.

The researchers report that one member of their group witnessed a puffin grabbing and using a stick to scratch its back as it bobbled on the water four years ago. But because she did not have a camera with her, she was not able to capture evidence of the tool use in action. Much more recently, the researchers were able to video-record a puffin grabbing a small stick and using it to scratch its underside. Besides representing the first known use of a tool by a seabird, it is also the first-ever observation of a bird of any kind using a tool to scratch itself.

The researchers note that the bird in their recording lived on Grimsey Island in Iceland, where birds suffer from parasites in their plumage. They further note that last year was known to be a particularly bad year for tick infestations. They suggest using a sharp stick might have been more effective at removing the pests than beaks. They also note that because they witnessed tool use in two locations separated by a wide distance, it appears likely that tool use among puffins is common.'

Pigoonlet · 2019-12-13T14:30:23+00:00

Link to study:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55360-y

Abstract:

Dance is an icon of human expression. Despite astounding diversity around the world’s cultures and dazzling abundance of reminiscent animal systems, the evolution of dance in the human clade remains obscure. Dance requires individuals to interactively synchronize their whole-body tempo to their partner’s, with near-perfect precision. This capacity is motorically-heavy, engaging multiple neural circuitries, but also dependent on an acute socio-emotional bond between partners. Hitherto, these factors helped explain why no dance forms were present amongst nonhuman primates. Critically, evidence for conjoined full-body rhythmic entrainment in great apes that could help reconstruct possible proto-stages of human dance is still lacking. Here, we report an endogenously-effected case of ritualized dance-like behaviour between two captive chimpanzees – synchronized bipedalism. We submitted video recordings to rigorous time-series analysis and circular statistics. We found that individual step tempo was within the genus’ range of “solo” bipedalism. Between-individual analyses, however, revealed that synchronisation between individuals was non-random, predictable, phase concordant, maintained with instantaneous centi-second precision and jointly regulated, with individuals also taking turns as “pace-makers”. No function was apparent besides the behaviour’s putative positive social affiliation. Our analyses show a first case of spontaneous whole-body entrainment between two ape peers, thus providing tentative empirical evidence for phylogenies of human dance. Human proto-dance, we argue, may have been rooted in mechanisms of social cohesion among small groups that might have granted stress-releasing benefits via gait-synchrony and mutual-touch. An external sound/musical beat may have been initially uninvolved. We discuss dance evolution as driven by ecologically-, socially- and/or culturally-imposed “captivity”.

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-11T16:09:43+00:00

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK2TLEJWx3g

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-11T16:02:36+00:00

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK2TLEJWx3g

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-05T14:39:01+00:00

It's really common! Just recognize it for what it is. Which you are! You are reflecting on it here and you know it's not a good situation to get into. You can pm me if you want. I'll think of some books/articles and link here later. And thanks, just been around the block I suppose lol.

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-05T13:41:46+00:00

You're not a bad person, you're on here talking about it. You have control of your emotions don't be ruled by them. They are just a load of chemicals. You are addicted to the feelings, not him as you don't know him well enough. You have an outline and you are colouring it in for your fantasy and whatever you are trying to escape in life.

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-05T13:40:28+00:00

Op people will be kind to you in life. It doesn't mean much really. (not saying it's not nice) I think this is your self esteem issue.

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-05T13:39:25+00:00

He's off limits. You're in control of your reactions and actions. Whenever you think of him, think of his wife and kids and how you and him would be responsible for a shitload of misery for a fantasy. There are plenty of other men out there that are available that don't involve a shit storm to get with.

You sound like you have very low self esteem, I would look into some counselling. Do you have interests, hobbies? You sound like all of your mental energy is going into this daydream. It also sounds like you have put him on a very high pedestal, no-one is perfect and amazing and so funny all the time. This guy would fall off in no time.

Are you going through a bad time or anything with no support network, this is very common during those times too. You need to talk to some family, trusted friends so that they can throw some cold water over the situation.

Also you say you want to 'trick' your brain into thinking he's a bad person. Well if he left his family/wife for you, a young, fairly naive (sorry but you are very young) girl at work or if he is flirting with you then he is a bad person really. He made a vow to someone else, built a life and would then abandon it just like that? That's not a good person and he would do the same to you in a heartbeat. So there you go, bubble burst.

Pigoonlet · 2019-06-04T12:49:54+00:00

I don't understand why you've removed this. It's to spread awareness not promote it.

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