Lying in the wheelbarrow is the body of Dorothy, a chimpanzee who died suddenly of natural causes; the people in the scene are preparing to bury her. Behind the fence is a quiet gathering of her friends.
It makes me wish I could have a conversation with a chimpanzee. I wonder what they are thinking, and how close their feelings would be to those of a human family…
I think the best thing to do with this video by Jon Rawlinson is let it load in HD, put it on full screen, and set back and mellow out for a few minutes.
You know, the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan could have a real money-maker video here: just aim a camera at that tank for hours, fill up a DVD, and sell it online. They could do a whole series. I’d buy it.
Man, it’s a pretty cool planet we’ve got here. I hope we can take better care of it, so it isn’t all confined to a few large tanks here and there.
Removed at photographer’s request
Sad to say, I’ve seen a grand total of ONE monarch butterfly here in Morris this fall. When I moved here in 2000, we’d see them in swarms — there were scattered spots around town where clusters of monarchs would drape the trees and flutter about. Now…nearly nothing.
How can you resist a post about chimaeras and their amazing forehead specializations?
