#jane goodall act

[xplore-the-unknwn]

This scene...

Noa mourning his dad was so heartbreaking to see. I was expecting him to cry like a human would. But him kneeling and curling up like a ball, The way his eyes shift thinking and taking it all in and silently shedding tears was so impactful. The silence was loud! 💯

Turns out Owen did some research on how Chimpanzees understand the concept of death and how they mourn.

and it made the scene more heartbreaking! I love that they're giving alot of thought into bringing Noa to life. Its just perfect. 👌

[bignosebaby]

Good news for animals in captivity in Canada!

The Jane Goodall act was introduced to the Canadian senate originally in 2020 and again in 2022. It represents some of the strongest legislation for animal protection in the world for species and contains new legal protections for captive big cats, bears, wolves, seals, sea lions, walruses, certain primates, and dangerous reptiles, such as crocodiles and giant pythons. If it passes, the bill will:

Phase out elephant captivity in Canada. Elephants are complex and intelligent animals that require large social groups and often do poorly in captivity, so this would mean an effective end to the practice nation wide.

Ban new captivity at roadside zoos for big cats, bears, wolves, seals, sea lions, walruses, certain primates, and dangerous reptiles. No more private owners profiting off of wild animals kept in unethical conditions!

Require permits for individuals and organizations to acquire or breed big cats and other species.

Create a new designation for Jane Goodall Act ‘animal care organizations,’ including zoos, aquariums and sanctuaries. An effective form of accreditation to make it easier to support appropriate care for captive animals.

It would also support action against wildlife trafficking and improving the conditions of animals currently in captivity. Read more about the act here.

As of June 8, 2023 the bill has passed its first vote in the Senate.

[chemkin-c-chickin]

Listen, I like researching things. For people doing romance in the Planet of the Apes fandom, here's some interesting but kind of scary Ape social group facts!

1. There is an Alpha Male and Female. No, they are not a king and queen.

2. Chimps operate on a complex social and political system. Alpha male takes priority over mating rights but it doesn't mean lower ranking males won't try to sneak off with a female.

3. Females try to mate with as many males aa possible to reduce the chance of her potential baby getting killed by a male

4. Alpha males don't just act lazy. They patrol, get food, make friends with lower ranks, basically makes sure everybody likes him by doing favors.

5. Males fight for dominance with violence. Females do not, instead the lower ranked girls do favors for the alpha female like groom her or share food so she'll have their back

6. Sex is 99% political. It is used as a tool to gain favor and status

7. 'Courting' can happen in a number of ways depending on the region and troop. Mostly commonly, when a male wants to mate, he will uhh.. "reveal himself" and shake some tree branches. Or he'll just start beating the female up and make her submit. Most rarely, a make and female will leave the group to mate in privacy.

8. Chimps are emotional and are one of the few mammals understand and actively seek revenge. Example: a couple went to a sanctuary to give the chimp they hand-raised a birthday cake. Only for their chimp. The other individuals saw this chimp get special treatment so they went over and beat the shit outta that chimp.

9. When a younger male tries to rile up the others and goes 'Yo lets jump the old alpha! I'll be new alpha!' And everyone else collectively goes 'We don't like you though. You were never nice to us' one of two things will happen. A. The young male will be ignored and he will have to try and apologize to the alpha by grooming him or getting him food or something in order to stay on the troop. B. The alpha and the other males will jump the usurper and cripple him. Horribly.

10. Despite the violent tendencies to humans, themselves, and other primates, chimps are capable of great tenderness and love. Jane Goodall once released a chimp back into the wild. This male chimp hopped up on the cage and gave Goodall a hug in gratitude before he went on his way. Another video I saw was a female chimp at a sanctuary or zoo who had her baby taken away for surgery. She thought the baby died and when the keepers gently coaxed her into a room where they had her baby bundled up in blankets, she prepared to grieve... until she saw the little hand moving and scooped her baby up and held it to her chest in what I can only describe as sheer relief and love.

Thats all I researched so far. Horrifying but also so deeply fascinating!

PSA Chimps are not pets. They are wild. You will never domesticate one. They either belong in a reputable sanctuary with other chimps or in the wild. Same goes for all primates.

Bonus!

Cornelia, Caesar's wife in the second movie onwards, is probably older than him. When choosing a female to mate with, males will go for older females because they are more experienced and just the fact that they're older means their survival and social skills are better compared to younger inexperienced females.

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Clint Eastwood and Manis the orangutan in the role of Clyde on the set of the 1978 film Every Which Way But Loose.

近來在各大網站的朋友頁面常看到一則短文關於他生活智慧的分享，於是查了一下... 啊!原來他下個月就要94歲生日了，無論他幾歲都很令人著迷!

《什麼是真正難得的享受？What's True Luxury?》 智慧告訴我們，無形的、真誠的經驗比物質財富更有價值。Wisdom tells the value of intangible, heartfelt experiences over material possessions.

👍 Wisdom by Clint Eastwood 

別在手錶或手鐲中追求奢華， 也別在豪宅或帆船中尋找它。

奢侈就是歡笑和朋友， 奢侈是不要生病， 奢華是雨水打在臉上， 擁抱和親吻才是奢侈。

別在商店裡尋找奢侈品， 也別在禮物中， 別在舞會裡找他 也別在慶典之際。

奢侈就是人們愛你， 奢侈是他們尊重你， 奢侈就是父母健在， 奢侈就是含飴弄孫， 金錢買不到的小事才是奢侈。

Don’t look for luxury in watches or bracelets, don’t look for it in mansions or sailboats,

luxury is laughter and friends, luxury is not being sick, luxury is the rain on your face,

luxury is hugs and kisses.

Don’t look for luxury in shops, don’t look for it in gifts, don’t look for it at parties, don’t look for it at events.

Luxury is being loved by people, luxury is being respected, luxury is having parents alive, luxury is being able to play with your grandchildren, luxury is what money can’t buy.

(French)

Ne cherchez pas le luxe dans les montres ou les bracelets, ne le cherchez pas dans les manoirs ou les voiliers.

le luxe c'est des rires et des amis, le luxe c'est de ne pas être malade, le luxe c'est la pluie sur le visage, le luxe c'est des câlins et des bisous.

Ne cherchez pas le luxe dans les magasins, ni dans les cadeaux, ne le cherchez pas lors des fêtes, ni lors des événements.

Le luxe c'est que les gens vous aiment, le luxe c'est qu'ils vous respectent, le luxe c'est que vos parents vivent, le luxe c'est de pouvoir jouer avec vos petits-enfants, le luxe sont ces petites choses, qui ne s'achètent pas.

PS. I love his superb acting skills and the movies he has acted in. 🫶 Lan~*

Clint Eastwood, 93, makes rare public appearance with Jane Goodall, 90, at hometown event

Actor and director Clint Eastwood was seen attending a conservation event hosted by Jane Goodall as he sat front row at her talk and then was seen chatting with Jane backstage

By Tatiana Krisztina, Showbiz Reporter

19:09, 15 Apr 2024 | UPDATED19:57, 15 APR 2024

from www.mirror.co.uk

[autistpride]

These books are written "geared towards" adults and older teens. I personally would let my teen read all of these, so I'm not gatekeeping literature, but use your own judgement on what you think is acceptable for your own kid to read.

Nonfictional Books for adults:

All the weight of our dreams by Lydia XZ Brown

Stim: an autistic anthology edited by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

Connecting with Autism by Casey Corner

Sincerely your Autistic child by AWNN

Uniquely human by Barry m prizant

Engaging autism by Stanley Greenspan

Raising human beings by Ross Greene

Beyond behaviours by Mona delahooke

The whole brain child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Autism and gender by Jordynn Jack

It's your weirdness that makes you wonderful Kate Allan

Women and girls with autism spectrum disorder Sarah Hendrick

Worlds of Autism by Joyce davidson

Authoring autism by melanie yergeau

Nerdy Shy and Socially Inappropriate Cynthia Kim

Autistic disturbances by julie rodas

War on Autism by Annie McGuire

Rethinking autism diagnosis by kathenne Cole, Rebecca mallet, and sammy

Leaders all around me by Edlyn Vallejo Peña, PhD

Ido in autismland by Ido Kedar

Typed words loud voices by Amy Sequenzia & Elizabeth J. Grace

It's an autism thing by Emma Dalmayne

What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew by Autism Women’s Network

Women on the Spectrum: A Handbook for Life by Emma Goodall and Yenn Purkis

Unmasking autism by Devon Price

Neurotribes by Steve Silberman

Love, Partnership or Singleton on the Autism Spectrum & Bittersweet on the Autism Spectrum, both edited by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton

Autism, Anxiety and Me: A Diary in Even Numbers by Emma Louise Bridge & Penelope Bridge

Autism: A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate by Sue Fletcher-Watson and Francesca Happé

A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Positive Psychology Approach by Victoria Honeybourne

Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism by Eva A. Mendes and Meredith R. Maroney

The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum by Jeanette Purkis, Dr. Emma Goodall and Dr. Jane Nugent

Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloe Hayden

Memoirs:

Odd Girl Out by Laura James

Uncomfortable Labels by Laura Kate Dale

Drama Queen by Sara Gibbs

The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May

Fall down Seven Times Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida

The Reason I Jump by Naomi Hashida

The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May

Wintering by Katherine May

Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

Explaining Humans by Dr. Camilla Pang

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham

Adult Fiction:

Adult Virgins Anonymous by Amber Crewe

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

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An even broader investigation by James J. Lynch of actuarial and statistical data on victims of cardiovascular disease indicated that an astonishing percentage of the million or so Americans killed by heart problems each year have an underlying difficulty that seems to trigger their sickness: “lack of warmth and meaningful relationships with others.” On the other hand, research in Europe suggested that kissing on a regular basis provides additional oxygen and stimulates the output of antibodies. Closeness to others can heal. Separation can kill.

The cutting of the ties that bind can be fatal even in the wild. Jane Goodall, who has studied chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream preserve of Africa since 1960, saw the principle at work in a young animal named Flint. When Flint was born, his mother adored him. And he, in turn, doted on her. She hugged him, played with him, and tickled him until his tiny, wrinkled face broke out in the broad equivalent of a chimpanzee smile. The two were inseparable.

When Flint reached the age of three, the time came for his mother to wean him. However, since Flo, the mother, was old and weak and Flint was young and strong, this proved difficult. Flo turned her back and tried to keep her son away from the nipple, but Flint flew into wild tantrums, lashed about violently on the ground, and ran off screaming. Finally, a worried Flo was forced to calm her son by offering him her breast. Later, Flint developed even more aggressive techniques for ensuring his supply of mother’s milk. If Flo tried to shrug him off, Flint struck her with his fists and punctuated the pummeling with sharp bites.

At an age when other chimps have freed themselves from parental apron strings, Flint was still acting like a baby. Though he was a strapping young lad and his mother was increasingly feeble, Flint insisted that she carry him everywhere. If Flo stopped to rest and Flint was anxious to taste the fruit of the trees at their next destination, the hulking child would push, prod, and whimper to get her moving again. Then he’d climb on her back and enjoy the ride.

When shoves and whines didn’t motivate his mother to pick him up and cart him where he wanted to go, Flint would occasionally give the exhausted lady a strong kick. Although Flint was old enough to build a sleeping nest of his own, at night he insisted on climbing into bed with his mother. In the course of normal development, Flint should have turned his attention from Flo to the other chimps his age, forging ties to the superorganism—the chimpanzee tribe—of which he was a part. But he did not, and the consequence would be devastating.

Flint’s mother died. Theoretically, Flint’s instincts should have urged him to survive. But three weeks later, he went back to the spot where his mother had breathed her last and curled up in a fetal ball. Within a few days, he, too, was dead.

An autopsy revealed that there was nothing physically wrong with Flint: no infection, no disease, no handicap. In all probability, the youngster’s death had been caused by the simian equivalent of the voice that tells humans experiencing a similar loss that there’s nothing left to live for. Flint had been cut loose from his single bond to the superorganism, and that separation had killed him.

Social attachment is just as vital to human beings as it is to simians. Research psychiatrist Dr. George Engel collected 275 newspaper accounts of sudden death. He discovered that 156 had been caused by severe damage to social ties. One hundred and thirty-five deaths had been triggered by “a traumatic event in a close human relationship.” Another twenty-one had been brought on by “loss of status, humiliation, failure or defeat.” In one instance, the president of a college had been forced to retire by the board of trustees at the age of fifty-nine. As he delivered his final speech, he collapsed from a heart attack. One of his closest friends, a doctor, rushed to the stage to save him. But the strain of losing his companion was too much for the physician, and he, too, fell to the floor of the platform, dying of heart failure.

-- Howard Bloom, The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History

[roamingtigress]

My very work in progress Vandermatthews Headcanon

Excerpts with asterisk taken from The Misadventures of Hosea and The Mustached Idiot; the rest have yet not been added to my fic

They have a nightly bedtime reading; they'll discuss what's going on in each chapter and will read paragraphs to each other; sometimes this on well into late night*

Neither of them can tolerate cold well, particularly Hosea, and a fire on every night; Dutch will spoon him to further keep him warm (I've made mentions of them not tolerating the cold as well as they did when they were younger but didn't touch too much onto them)

Dutch is very ticklish! Particularly his ribs/belly/waist, and Hosea will tickle him in public (or 'threaten' to) when he flirts in public or is being moody or being a general PiTA. He does his stoic face but eventually, he'll crumble. Unfortunately for him, Hosea isn't so much (I realize I'm sharing trade secrets here, no regrets, do what you want with them, mwah <3) * Since their bed was made only for one person, they are 'forced' to lay on top of each other (and can also be found lying by the bonfire), usually, Hosea lays on Dutch but doesn't always go that way*

Wolves wait to pounce the moment Dutch steps out of camp because of their attraction to his hair pomade, and the 30 pieces of beef, 10 fish, 20 squirrels stuffed in his pockets because he doesn't have a satchel.*

Reverend Swanson got them married

Hosea loves his back being rubbed, sides massaged, waist being held in those hold-you-close hugs and shoulders rubbed (this whole area will get him to melt like butter) and has a spot between his ear and jawline that when touched, gets him to his happy spot, but he's a happy chappy wherever Dutch touches him * (but I need to touch upon this more, pardon the pun!)

Dutch loves chest rubs, belly rubs, and there's a spot on his right hip that makes him squirm; he also loves to have his jaw/chin scratched and especially that cleft of his chin that he used to feel self-conscious about; scritching him here will elicit big manly little purry sounds from him * (though I have yet to get into the chin/jaw scritches in my story; it's in my head waiting to get out); he also likes to have his mustache/soul patch touched

They love a bit of roleplay; they'll create scenarios where they'll be acting out their first (a senario they've had involved Hosea being a bartender and Dutch is seeking a job as a musician there)

They take turns in deciding on a quiet place to read. Heartlands Overflow was their latest spot. They'll also do a spot of readin' at the camp, too).

Hosea can't stomach warm beer, Dutch will drink it cold or warm *

Dutch is the RDO equivalent of Jane Goodall; he'll happily socialize with other people's characters, and will also observe their goings-on (in a quiet spot if a quiet spot exists L) among them and reports on what he sees back at camp to get a better understanding of this strange world *

Dutch's favourite feature on Hosea is his eyes, hands and fingers and he tries to make eye contact with him as much as possible; he loves to hold and kiss his hands, and of course, be touched with them as much as possible; he also cannot leave his chest alone (so that's another favourite) and has a thing about hearing his heartbeat at night on those nights he lays on top of him, so maybe it's his heart that is his #1 <3 (but imo the whole man is his favourite part) * (but needs to be stated more!)

Among Hosea's favourite features on Dutch? His nose; he loves grabbing it, and kissing it, as well as his silly waist and the slight belly he's gotten from being looked after so well by him, and of cannot resist those locks that he can't resist touching in each chapter * (always needs to be stated more)

Dutch's favourite role is the Bounty Role because of the PEW PEW that's often involved but tied with Moonshine; he loves dancing like a fool and playing with the band, and the excitement of running 'shine like a proper degenerate; also loves the excitement of what the Trader Role can bring on hose trading run and now gets along with Cripps (they were ornery and antagonistic at the start until they learned they'll have mutual benefits from working with each other * (sort of touched on but needs to be touched on more);

Hosea's favourite role is the Collector role; it's generally the least problematic role between them both (and prob the most old-man-friendly activity) and they have an extensive selection of things they picked up (Hosea has issues with giving up the items they've collected); they also turn Collecting into a date and often will dress up more for this role than the others * (I need to write a chapter though of that dating!)

Hosea's favourite horse is his Turkoman stallion, Silver Dollar, but he has a bit of a fondness for Morgans, Standardbreds (particularly buckskin) and Belgian Drafts and will steal one if given the opportunity

Dutch's favourite is either Legend the dun Mustang mare, or Sienna the black Kladruber mare, or (sorry The Count but you're so little :D) or Winner Bells the black Standardbred mare who is a bit overprotective and known to kick friendly folk (and not so friendly folk)

Whenever Hosea is really angry at Dutch (which doesn't happen too often and when he does he doesn't stay mad at him for long); Dutch gives him a wide berth (might be canon?), he's which is so difficult because he's clingy and needy but will not cross that invisible barrier (I want to write a chapter on this but trying to think of something that would create this scenario; there will be of course a cavity-inducing reunion)

Dutch loves kissing Hosea in public; doesn't matter if it's in Smith's Saloon or wherever he'll just give that old man a big ol smooch on the lips (Hosea secretly loves it though he'll at times act embarrassed but doesn't exactly push away from it) *

Dutch is big into using the star/sun/moon as directional compasses; but doesn't always follow a waypoint; it seems to be in his coding but in my head he's just pigheaded about them and views them as a mere suggestion, which has gotten him, Hosea and his boys into trouble *

Hosea is sometimes exasperated by his husband's neediness and clinginess and needs to reassure him when he does need to get some breathing space; he respects this and will go off on little misadventures with their sons or on his own, often winding up in some sort of trouble, often Valentine with his study subjects and buddies (I often don't bring Hosea around big groups of people esp in Valentine because of the potential of an incident but I have a feeling he's fine with that), but always comes back and gives that idiot a big ol cuddle when he comes back

Hosea CANNOT resist his husband's little gestures of appeasement; a hand squeeze, a kiss of his hand, tugging at his curls, and . . . Puppy eyes, which he weaponizes *

Hosea loves it when Dutch grabs his ass but always 'shoos' him and acts annoyed

Dutch can't get enough ass grab and will pout if he doesn't get another squeeze

Nose boops are a daily occurrence, including nose-to-boops which sometimes occasionally result in a bloody nose but are a bit safer than forehead boops which have more than occasion left Hosea seeing stars

They really do do it on Fridays, for the most part (I keep them too busy to have too much intimate time, my bad)

'Sea doesn't go on every bounty hunt (he takes this time to Collector inventory, general inventory, get some personal space (difficult to obtain at times) and other odds and ends) but does go on every Collector, Trading and Moonshine run

The boys don't visit Harriet often because someone not name Hosea keeps getting sprayed by her

Both will gift each other with random, sometimes useless things; like I don't think Hosea really needs a donkey but Dutch will get him one anyway for a laugh and Hose would so say he doesn't need three asses (;D) (meaningful gifts are given aplenty too)

Dutch doesn't like to be violent against other people's kids (NPCs that comment on his appearance though . . . ) even when they bully him because he doesn't want to disrupt his relation with these strange characters; he's honestly too friendly with them and he'll tip his hat to the ladies and blow kisses to the guys (fuelling jealousy in Hosea)

One of those useless things? 'Sea has ordered an expensive mirror from France (that isn't too practical out on the range but there you go) because he gets a kick out of watching his hubby check himself out and then acting like he wasn't checking himself out in the mirror)

Hosea has a dry sense of humour *

Dutch will laugh at his own jokes

They both will feed each other bits of food on a fork

Dutch is the one who usually spoons Hosea but 'Sea will also spoon him to shake things up

Nicknames? Hosea nicknames Dutch his Beautiful Idiot, the Mustached idiot (and just idiot), Babygirl, Duchess; Dutch calls Hosea 'Sea in addition to Old Girl * (he also calls him Silver Fox but have yet to include that in my fic; I'm thinking of more nicknames for him too!)

Dutch despises rain but Hosea will take this time to wait it out with him and often plays with hair and writes in his journal during these moments

Both are rather useless at the cowboy thing; one gets dragged through the mud, and the other will go on a slaughter spree for being bumped. Cripps will now and then put them up at a local hotel to give them some more privacy (and to spare him hearing things)

They are of course both deeply affectionate towards each other; kisses, hugs, cuddles, and touches aplenty are given to each other (they touch each other a lot in my story but I want to go deeper into what touch and where affects them both; for examples touches to the vulnerable regions symbolize trust)

[cherriesink]

Kinich feels like such a contradictory character between his written character stories versus his in-game presentation that it's actually upsetting me ngl.

Oh, we're told he's a super strong warrior, but he gets injured offscreen during the team battle, loses offscreen during the match-ups, and is sent away on an errand when we go to the Night Kingdom. Super capable warrior, where??

He's positioned as Mualani and Kachina's friend in the archon quest, but argues against saving her from the Night Kingdom. Chasca of all people is shown to volunteer her assistance more, out of responsibility. However we're also told he's [spoilers] super fucking devoted to honoring friendship in his tribal quest and the traveler can call for his help anytime?? Poor Kachina didn't make the cut I guess.

Scanning the leaks, his past trauma and abuse at the hands of his father, the bullying from the Scion children, and any PTSD from dying in the Night Warden Wars will have 0 mention onscreen, for a very good while at least.

Then he's a Saurian Hunter willing to do anything for the correct "price" re: his character stories. He'll even ask compensation from the elderly and children! His services are avaliable for wetwork too. But jk not really, his trailer shows he has rather strict morals and doesn't kill just any Saurian with a pricetag. Apparently there's a difference between hunters and poachers, even when both are in it for the money. What, does he kill Saurians in an archon-honoring way? He won't [spoilers] take Trinidad's perspective to put down the Mountain King, despite the harm to local settlements and the own Suarian's suffering from abyssal corruption. For god's sake, he's hatching baby Suarian eggs in the web event. Stop being disingenuous and just make him Jane Goodall at this point.

(The jpn fanbase is calling him "mama" due to him waking the girls up on time for tournament and cooking their stew in that hoyoverse extra, which is turning out to be more accurate as time goes on lol)

I don't think there's anything wrong with a slightly-tweaked Thoma, in fact I think the roster needs it. I love male wife material! But trying to lump it together with the typical "stoic, rational man that outwardly appears cold-hearted" appeal, a dime a fucking dozen in hyv games, AND "assassin for hire" (because the Suarians are sentient okay, they talk in their own language and participate in society) just isn't working cohesively. In a better-written story, maybe an author could spend time fleshing out his personality, but Genshin quests concering playable characters just aren't that long or deep. And his voice count is abysmally low in the next archon quest too, and he's not there for half of his tribal act III quest. Meanwhile Mualani was stapled to our side in hers /salty

It kinda feels feel like they're prepping for less men in Natlan, so they shoved every trope they can into him to make it count. That meme of female characters on a conveyor belt to the finish line vs male characters doing hard gymnastics and jetpacking to get to the same place? Yeah, that's him. That they made Naruto's VA into a talking pet rather than another character that would sell like hotcakes to the fujos speaks volumes.

It's just... frustrating, because they picked a bunch of stuff to make him interesting but it feels haphazard in quality. Like, "here's your token boy specifically designed in a lab to appeal to teenage girls, now leave us alone to make waifu #36843."

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

@miniaturechildkitten Here are some documentaries I would recommend now. They're not all about celebrities, I went into another direction, but I'll explain some of my choices.

This is one is the first part of a well known series. It's first installment was Seven Up and comprised of interviews with several children at the age of 7. Then, seven years later, they released another. And another one, seven other years later until those same children were adults in their 60s. It is absolutely fascinating to watch their evolution, especially since it's almost impossible not to form an attachment to them since we can see them initially as children. I found myself crying more than once because a lot of them will go through difficulties.

Grey Gardens is another famous title that explores isolation and a codependent mother-daughter relationship. I Am Not Your Negro is about James Baldwin and explores race relations in America. Jane was the documentary that introduced me to Jane Goodall and particularly the first stage of her work with chimpanzees when she was young. McQueen is of course about Alexander McQueen. It traces his artistic career while also mapping the fashion industry in the 90s-2000s.

Don't Look Back is interesting to watch not only as a music documentary, but also as one of the first examples of cinema verite in the North American sphere in the 60s. The director acts like a fly on the wall during some Dylan tours in Europe, showing us concert footage, but also Dylan and his entourage hanging around in hotel rooms and making me feel so bad watching Joan Baez pining after him.

Lastly, I have to add a bit of spice. I'm really into true crime documentaries, especially if it's about a serial killer. I haven't watched anything recently, but these two stuck in my mind and are fascinating if you're interested (or might become) in New York in the 70s.

[squirrelspidersquotations]

"It is better to be kind than right." Wayne Dyer

"Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?" Nyogen Senzaki

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning." Meister Eckhart

"Ego sees problems; consciousness sees solutions." Yung Pueblo

"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." Eckhart Tolle

"As long as the mind is seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, there cannot be love." Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change." Jane Goodall

"The only way to grow is to embrace discomfort and seek out challenges that push you beyond your limits." David Goggins

[lacolonia]

Jane Goodall and the Puerto Rican Parrot

Dr Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, is an English primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist.

Acting on a friend's advice young Goodall telephoned Louis Leaky, the renowned Kenyan paleontologist and paleoanthropologist, to make an appointment to discuss animals, which she loved. Leakey, believing that the study of existing great apes could provide indications of the behaviour of early hominids, was looking for a chimpanzee researcher. He hired Goodall as his secretary and sent her to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960.

Leakey arranged funding, and in 1962 sent Goodall, who had no degree, to the University of Cambridge. She was the eighth person to be allowed to study for a PhD at Cambridge without first having obtained a bachelor's degree.

Goodall's research at Gombe Stream showed that "it isn't only human beings who have personality, who are capable of rational thought [and] emotions like joy and sorrow."

Goodall remains the only human ever accepted into a chimpanzee society. She was the lowest-ranking member of a troop for a period of 22 months.

She is a vegetarian and advocates the diet for ethical, environmental, and health reasons. In The Inner World of Farm Animals (2009), Goodall writes that farm animals are "far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect. And our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?" Goodall has also said: "Thousands of people who say they 'love' animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been treated so with little respect and kindness just to make more meat." In 2021, Goodall became a vegan and authored a cookbook titled Eat Meat Less.

Jane celebrated her 90th birthday on 3 April 2024.

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Read Jane Goodall's article on the rescue from extinction of the Puerto Rican Parrot

[girls-are-weird]

Wilmon 44 & 45

44. What do they love about each other the most?

i think wille loves how simon understands him, or at least is open to understanding him, to the point that he's pretty much the only person around whom he can be himself, without simon judging him or expecting him to be "better" than he is (simon thinks he's more than good enough as he is). he loves simon's voice and musical talent, of course, and how he gives all of himself to help the people he loves, even to his own detriment. he loves how confident simon is, and how he doesn't take shit from anyone.

simon loves how earnest wille is. he loves that wille is the only person who will take care of him when he's running himself ragged trying to take care of everyone else. he loves how supportive wille is, whether over a choir solo or his political views. he loves that wille trusts his opinion even on situations outside his expertise, and trusts him to make his own decisions. he loves that he's the first person wille comes to for advice and comfort, even on matters unrelated to him, even though given his position in the social hierarchy, he doesn't need to involve simon at all-- but he still wants to.

("everything." that's the real answer to this question.)

45. How do they comfort each other when they are helpless to do anything about the situation?

so. let me get my nerd glasses on for a second. 8)

the concept of "love languages" is a very romantic notion but not really scientific at all. people are too complex and their personalities too plastic to reduce them to one or two ways of showing affection, and the research on this is pretty much inconclusive.

that said, fictional characters, especially ones with such limited canon as wille and simon have, are a bit easier to fit into a simple classification, and it can be fun to play with it. so i 10000% subscribe to the idea that wille's go-to (but not only!) form of showing affection is physical touch, and i think for simon it's an even combination of acts of service and words of affirmation. but they also have come to know the other, or at least the other's personality if not their life details, very well in the few months since they met in canon. so i think they have also come to know how to adapt to the other's needs regarding those love languages.

so basically, simon knows to give wille a hug or a caress when he needs support, on top of reassuring him with words. and wille knows to ask what simon needs, how he can help, and to show his support with actions on top of just offering physical comfort. it really is rather remarkable how we can already see this even in just the twelve episodes we've had in canon so far. and while the love languages might not be truly testable, reproducible, or falsifiable, it's fun to make such observations about fictional characters, in a "jane goodall studying chimpanzees in the wild" kind of way. ;)

(sorry this got so long. ask me about astrology next-- we'll be here for hours.)

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[kaythefloppa]

WK S7 Prediction: Clever the Raven.

Episode 2 of the 7th season of Wild Kratts will be titled, Clever the Raven.

The Tortuga is parked in the Great North and some strange noises have Koki thinking it's time for a diagnostic overhaul. As they are near Little Howler's pack territory, the bros decide to try to find the wolf pack. Unexpectedly, a raven joins Martin and Chris on their adventure and the brothers soon learn about the incredible intelligence and ingenuity of the raven.

This episode was the first of the new season to be announced. I believe it was in an interview with Jane Goodall [yes, that Jane Goodall] a few weeks before Cats and Dogs started airing on television. They said they'd do eps. about the intelligence of ravens and crows so maybe they'll be doing a crow episode later on? My prediction of it being the Season 7 premiere seems to be wrong but eh, I'm not even that phased.

The geography of Little Howler's pack is so confusing. In Season 1 they're in the temperate forest, most likely in midwest North America. Then in Seasons 5 and 6 he apparently moved up north to Alaska?? Are they just gonna go with that retcon in S7, or are they going to have the "Great North" be a completely different turf than what we've seen? This has the same energy as the numerous Corpanga-origin retcons in Boy Meets World. Ugh I'm putting more thought into this than the show itself is doing, aren't I?

I'm kinda hoping that Little Howler ages here? I think there should be an episode in itself about the baby animals growing up and showing how that's a part of every creature's life cycle. The show has aged up its animal characters before like with T-Bone, Fluffy Flier, Baby Tooth, and Kid Musky, so I don't see a reason why they can't do the same with others.

The Molly of Denali crossover with Wild Kratts showed the Kratts looking for a wolf pack. Was this episode made specifically to pay tribute to that episode? Either way, I can't overlook this and it's probably a coincidence, but it's really nice.

Ok but seriously, this show is doing the Lord's work by showcasing the underrated and misunderstood genius/incarnates that are ravens. They've been known to have a very good memory, are extremely empathetic, and they're actually creature rescuers, help animals in need, or even protect humans. They're one of the most intelligent and dangerous avians in the creature world and don't act like this show isn't going to do them the justice they deserve! I'm probably getting my hopes up too high, but I think I'm going to have a very pleasant viewing experience with this.

[oneidiotwithasword]

being in stem sucks sometimes cos everyone wants to focus on objectivity without acknowledging a) there is no such thing, and b) heart-centred knowledge and action can be so powerful!! so here are some of my fave quotes in this vein

“For what good is knowing, unless it is coupled with caring? Science can give us knowing, but caring comes from someplace else.”

-Braiding Sweetgrass

“Language is our gift and our responsibility. I’ve come to think of writing as an act of reciprocity with the living land. Words to remember old stories, words to tell new ones, stories that bring science and spirit back together to nurture our becoming people made of corn.”

- Braiding Sweetgrass

“Look around and you will see on the rise climate leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration … There is an appreciation for heart-centered, not just head-centered, leadership. We see women and girls bringing their whole selves to this movement - fear, grief, fiery courage, wracking uncertainty, all of it…”

- All We Can Save

“Compassion without anger can become merely sentiment or pity. Knowledge without anger can stagnate into mere cynicism or apathy. Anger improves lucidity, persistence, audacity, and memory.”

-Jack Newfield

“The naturalist looks for the wonders of nature - she listens to the voice of nature and learns from nature as she tries to understand it … As a naturalist, you need to have empathy and intuition - and love.”

- Jane Goodall

[conniejoworld]

Jane Goodall: Trump Acts Like A Male Chimp Trying To Intimidate Rivals

duh