The monkey that understood the universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It starts with a question: how would an alien scientist see our species? What would it mean about our gender differences, our sexual behavior, our altruistic tendencies and our culture? The book addresses these problems by drawing on two main schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumption is that humans are animals and that, like all animals, we have evolved to pass on our genes. At some point, however, we also developed the capacity for culture - and from that moment on, the culture began to evolve on its own. This transformed us from an ordinary monkey into a monkey capable of reshaping the planet, traveling to other worlds and understanding the vast universe of which we are just a small, fleeting fragment.
Steve Stewart- Williams

The unique co-evolution of humans and dogs. The unique bond between owner and beast I adopted my first dog as a puppy. Before he came, I was like an expectant mother: I bought a cozy basket, toys, dog travel basket, drinking bowl and other tut things. I felt in happy anticipation. Once he got there, I took him everywhere and liked everything he did. So funny how he hung runners on pants or pulled off someone's shoelaces! Exactly that cuteness that parents always see when their toddlers cause inconvenience.

Honor is a world of difference between domestic and wild animals such as monkeys, dolphins and elephants. Therefore, for example, elephants for circus and elephant rides must first be tortured for months: man must “break their will” before they do so.

Most other (agricultural) pets have more “wild” instincts, eg rabbits (do you have rabbits, read the book Why does my rabbit ). In fact, domestication means breeding for complacency towards humans. The animals get a smaller brain (book The domesticated brain ) because part of their will is “outsourced” to us.

But they still have a lot of wild instincts. For example, look at a chicken that comes from the industry: if you put it on the earth, it will start scurrying immediately/rooting soil loose with the legs. Natural instincts such as group behavior, play, cuddling, mating, making a nest, suckling and caring for young (in mammals) are all still in it. That's why their life in our livestock farm is so terribly sad: they can't really chicken, cow, pig, etc. its.

Animal awareness matters!

Loading full article...