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Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

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>The Japanese macaque is an intelligent species. Researchers studying this species at Koshima Island in Japan left sweet potatoes out on the beach for them to eat, then witnessed one female, named Imo (Japanese for yam or potato), washing the food off with river water rather than brushing it off as the others were doing, and later even dipping her clean food into salty seawater.[49][50][51] After a while, other members of her troop started to copy her behavior. This trait was then passed on from generation to generation, until eventually all except the oldest members of the troop were washing their food and even seasoning it in the sea.
>The macaque has other unusual behaviours, including bathing together in hot springs and rolling snowballs for fun.

Don't lock them in a concrete prison like that man.
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Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

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@HatkeshiatorTND @Waldbrand >I will trap these large free roaming animals in a cage in distant lands and remove all danger and agency from their life
>surely this will help me understand them
not one for disrespecting the nobility usually but this was always stupid
if you love life you cherish it where it happens not put it in a cage
it was a display of power at some point and I can at least respect that aspect
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March 16th, The Hatkeshiator

March 16th, The Hatkeshiator

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@WandererUber @Waldbrand trail cams are a more recent invention.
field work is older than zoological gardens, and has many advantages, but the latter wins because convenience. you don't lose nearly as much information as you'd expect if you just move the animal and put it in a proper enclosure.
we use various small mammals and certain kinds of fish for behavioral testing in labs where this stuff matters more than it did to ancient analytic natural historians. if your thesis was correct, we'd expect biologists to use koi and salmon in their native environment instead of zebrafish in glass containers, and to study the critters of the wood instead of pureline mice and rabbits.
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Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

Wanderer atop the sea of clouds or whatever

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@HatkeshiatorTND @Waldbrand there IS no proper enclosure for lions and whales
L take
zoos routinely overstate the impact they have on understanding and helping animals because they don't want the sour taste that comes from locking these creatures up for our sick enjoyment.
There is no scientific gain from keeping that macaque troop in this concrete hellscape. They are native to Japan and not very skittish with human contact.
Large mammals develop psychosis from being locked up, you're causing them immense suffering for no reason

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-zoochosis....

A lab test on rats studies entirely different systems. The whole point is to control external stimuli to get the same baseline. those rats are bred for that purpose.
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