this video has been in my head all day.. really affected me

[mouser]

No one has to convince me that animals have a deeper social world and more robust consciousness than is generally accepted, but i was still blown away by this video and i think it is quite remarkable.

basically the video shows a squirrel whose legs were hurt (by shopping cart), who calls for help from his friend.

it is animal positive but involves a squirrel who has been hurt, so while it's not at all graphic, it could conceivably disturb you a little if seeing an animal in pain is too much for you. but the whole thing is quite uplifting and worth it i think

http://media.mediafetcher.com/content/not_left_behind1.wmv

from uselessjunk.com

[tinyvillager]

That can make a grown man cry,i won't,but it could.
For a minute there i thought the other squirrel was going to eat him.


I saw a clip on Bravo today,they have some sort of internet viral video show...
They had this clip of a two legged dog,but get this,both legs where on the right
side of the body,somehow he adapted,and adapted well,running,etc.

[Rover]

Dang... where's my shotgun? 

[allen]

Wow, that's incredible.  I'm amazed at how effectively he carried the injured one, didn't slow him down much at all!

It's a fact, humans weren't the first to develop social structure and social interaction.  What really amazes me is the insect kingdom -- some of the most complex communities/social/political structures in nature aren't lower mammals, but insects.  Bees, especially.

[f0dder]

Really nice video, put a smile on my face

[crono]

     

[nontroppo]

What really amazes me is the insect kingdom -- some of the most complex communities/social/political structures in nature aren't lower mammals, but insects.  Bees, especially.

For anyone living close to London, the first annual Pestival is happening soon:

http://pestival.org/index2.html

Through appreciation of “insects in art and the art of being an insect”, the Pestival aims to create positive PR for this 400-million-year-old, highly evolved taxon that has had thousands of years of bad press.

We are building up a fantastic programme of talks, demonstrations, workshops, art installations, films, music and performance, fusing art and science to reach out to a broad, interested audience of homo sapien adults and children.

There will be several fascinating talks, including one by a Forensic Entomologist on what maggots teach us about a crime scene. Sherlock Slimes and Dr. Antson anyone?