Something Smells "Unique"

                No matter what, I always find it surprising to see that some of human’s weird activities reflected in some animal activities. In this article, it shows that when lemurs mate or “marry”, they take both of their unique smells and then after a while, the smells becomes uniform between the two. This is done by rubbing goo or their droppings onto each other and all over their homes. It sounds like one of the more romantic nights to me. Of course this is before they have children, where they add their own “unique” smell, like many humans do too. This is a time of bonding for the newlyweds, and the smell could be all anyone to see that two lemurs have been a couple for a while.

                This is close to what a human does when newlyweds buy a new house. It would be empty at first, but then they start putting furniture everywhere and eventually, once they get to know each other enough, the house then has a smell to it that is different to everyone else. I personally have experienced this, not my own house, which is like someone’s body odor, only able to be smelled by someone else, but other people’s houses. I think that this is part of our primal instincts, and shows that humans really are not anything more than animals that think…they are better than any other animals.

                Animals and humans are not limited in their similarities in adult humans and mature animals, but they are also found in children too. These kids innately just want to play, which helps them mature into an adult. These connections are needed for a child to mature their instincts and common sense. Although, if it is so common, why does it seem nobody have it? Many children’s emotions and reactions to similar events are very similar. In this video, released by the Toronto Zoo, shows a polar bear’s reaction to seeing snow for the first time. It holds a sense of wonder and joy, like a child’s should. I think this makes nature more beautiful, because no matter what something is, no matter what their intelligence is, they can appreciate something nice. Of course, this will not last if the environment does not last, and no matter how much important we think we are, we really are not. The analogy where if the entire world’s history was put into the span of a year. The time for humans would be in the last minute on the last day, and yet, we have wrecked so much more of the environment than any other animals.