For serious Animal lovers only!!
Every morning I get up, my dog has his routine. Hutch here at the left, is an Australian Shepherd. He stands at the top of our staircase, waits for me to go downstairs, rattle his colar and make the tags jingle. Then, he comes down. In the evening before we go to bed, some how , he sits in front of my view of my television to make eye contact with me and my husband to let us know it is 8:55, give or take 5 minutes, that means his last walk before dinner. Now, he know many words, walk is one we cant say out loud because he understands and gets all excited, so we have to say “W”. My dog has me trained in these routines.
I have always known that animals are more intelligent than we give them credit for. Here is an article in the March 2008 issue of National Geographic that shows us just how much we humans have to learn.
This Border Collie here is on the cover of National Geographic Magazine, Betsy has a vocabulary of over 340 words. There is the story of Alex, the African Gray parrot and how Irene Pepperberg, who studied Alex for 30 years and taught him to speak and to communicate, not just “parrot” words. The story of the Dolphins in Hawaii is amazing. There are several other animals featured in this story. The author visits the Wasington DC zoo, the Baltimore Aquarium and many labs, schools, and homes arround the world for this ariticle. On a side note, if you ever get a chance to vist the Baltimore Aquarium, it is one of the most fabulous places to see!
In typical National Geographic fashion, Vincent J Musi, the photographer, has beautiful photographs of all of his subjects no matter if they are dogs, fish, or chimps. The article is a facinating read, written by Virginia Morell. Click here to read the story.
This article just confirms what I have always known, animals are just little people in fur coats.
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