This is a test post to make sure that the settings still work in 2007, for blogging photos over from Flickr. Here I am with my friend the elephant. As I say in the photo caption on Flickr, this was a very gentle beast, in some ways like a huge dog. A huge dog that could kill you by stepping on you. I'm glad elephants are vegetarians.
And yes, that is the sun shining on my head through my short hair. NO, it it NOT a bald spot, despite the calumny being spread by certain unsavory elements. Grr...
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I recently read somewhere that scientists believe elephants may yet have a sense of self (versus most animals who do not). They tested this by placing the elephants in front of a mirror - other animals would have believed the reflection to be another of their species but the elephants reacted to the reflection by touching their own faces with their trunks. Neat, huh?
I agree! Very cool. I think the same tests were done on other animals - seems to me that chimps and pigs also responded in similar ways... though I don't really remember. It certainly helps us to think about what it means to be human, whether we really are all that different from other animals, and what our place is in the world.
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