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Feb 18, 2008
Reflections on animal behavior
cat got your tongue?
At the Oakland Zoo this past summer, I happened to pass by the Giraffe's. I take a peak, and this silly long necked animal starts sticking his tongue out at me. It was one of the longest one's I had ever seen. Long and black and limp. He just let it hang out and allowed the thing sway and flap in the wind, back and forth, for minutes on end. Just when I thought the show was over, he would do it again, just standing there with his tongue hanging out. It was puzzling. There seemed to be no rhyme of reason to it. No point. It didn't even look very gratifying to the poor animal. To this very day, I still have no idea why he would behave this way.
When I stumbled upon this blog, I was reminded of the experience, and noticed a connection. There is much of the same behavior here, people sticking their thoughts, ideas, excitement, and randomness out there for the world to see, and just leaving it there. With no thought or reason as to why, simply just because we can.
This being my very first post, I am eager to join you all, together our tongues held proud flapping in the wind! =)
Posted by Jonmerlin on 02/18/2008 12:00 AM in Giraffe
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Ferry
02/19/2008
Welcome to the madhouse.