Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[JD]

As far as I know it's the first anybody has ever seen a non-human animal apply a treatment like that to purposefully treat a wound.

 

[fireproof78]

As far as I know it's the first anybody has ever seen a non-human animal apply a treatment like that to purposefully treat a wound.

Pretty sure I learned of this in grad school, a decade ago.

 

[JD]

I follow this kind of stuff pretty closely, and I've never heard of it being seen before.

 

[BK613]

I love how we have to keep reedifying what makes humans different from other animals, because every time we come up with something we think only we do, someone stumbles across an animal doing it.

In the spirit of that thought, there is this:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/humpback-whale-mating-recorded-first-time-males

 

[Finn]

Pretty sure I learned of this in grad school, a decade ago.

Good for you. Lot of people don't know about this. It's not a fluff piece.

 

[fireproof78]

I follow this kind of stuff pretty closely, and I've never heard of it being seen before.

Perils of having to read academic journals for ten years I guess.

 

[JD]

I talked to my mom about this this morning, and she thought the same thing you did, so I guess this might not be as big of a deal as I thought. But I do still stand by my point about having to constantly redefine what separates us from other animals.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I talked to my mom about this this morning, and she thought the same thing you did, so I guess this might not be as big of a deal as I thought.

There’s maybe a bit of clarification in the accompanying article:

While other primates have been seen self-medicating with plants, or even bugs, the researchers say this is the first time a wild animal has been observed applying a plant that has documented medicinal properties.

Liana, a.k.a. Fibraurea tinctoria, is an evergreen vine known for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antioxidant qualities. It's used in modern and traditional medicine, including malaria treatment.

"That's why that behaviour is so special, because he treated his wound with a quite potent medical plant," Laumer said.

So that’s why it’s considered newsworthy, even though other animals have also been seen self-medicating.

Also, it’s probably worthwhile noting that this is in the news cycle right now because the study about it was just published in Nature, but the actual incident occurred in 2022.

 

[fireproof78]

But I do still stand by my point about having to constantly redefine what separates us from other animals.

Not sure why.

 

[Avro Arrow]

So they actually managed to find the full version of the viral lostwave song "Everyone Knows That" (actually called "Ulterior Motives")... and it's from an 80s porn film. I have to admit, I didn't see that one coming.

I'm not going to put the song here, because of the, um, porn sounds audible in the recording, so instead here's an article about the song creators finding out about the search their song inspired, once they were identified as the creators.

https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...otives-lost-media-track-80s-album-1235012719/

 

[Gary Mitchell]

I don't always go the extra mile but when I do it's because I've missed my exit.

 

[Aragorn]

I don't always go the extra mile but when I do it's because I've missed my exit.

Ever seen videos of drivers who miss their freeway/highway exit, stop, and go in reverse to get back to that exit? Saw one video from China that went viral. Then I saw another video in the USA! That video seems to be gone. I wonder if the driver who did it saw it and complained.

 

[Finn]

I'd be a bit perplexed if a random managed to do that, then come across a video of them doing it online. The odds are drivers whose driving are posted online by others are blissfully unaware of it.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Was watching the latest Blue Bloods ep and Selleck actually said the phrase "2400 hours". That's not actually a thing, is it?

 

[auntiehill]

Was watching the latest Blue Bloods ep and Selleck actually said the phrase "2400 hours". That's not actually a thing, is it?

Yes. In military time, midnight is 24 hundred hours (24:00) or zero-hundred hours (0:00).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

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[Finn]

Yes. In military time, midnight is 24 hundred hours (24:00) or zero-hundred hours (0:00).

And in at least some scientific research areas. I've seen it used.

 

[JD]

There’s maybe a bit of clarification in the accompanying article:



So that’s why it’s considered newsworthy, even though other animals have also been seen self-medicating.

Also, it’s probably worthwhile noting that this is in the news cycle right now because the study about it was just published in Nature, but the actual incident occurred in 2022.

Thanks.

Not sure why.

I just find it funny that some people are so desperate to prove that we're better than animals, and every time they think they have, they get proven wrong again.

 

[fireproof78]

I just find it funny that some people are so desperate to prove that we're better than animals, and every time they think they have, they get proven wrong again.

I just go back to our moral sense. It's pretty simple to me.

 

[Birb-of-Prey]

I love how we have to keep reedifying what makes humans different from other animals, because every time we come up with something we think only we do, someone stumbles across an animal doing it.

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The problem is the egotistical demand that there *must* be such a fundamental difference in the first place.
Though it seems to be weakening a bit as organized religion loses power.