On 10/1/06, Toby Sinkinson <> wrote:
>
> into mind, and I started thinking about the lack of privacy of these
> animals.
>
> I realize my thinking involves a bit of anthropomorphising, but the
> feeling came on a gut level not an intellectual one...
No "but" I would say ~ that's the level anthropomorphism operates on.
Personally I take consolation in the thought that if the elk wanted privacy=
,
they would go inside. Not to mention, wear clothing.
I do think animals exposed to humans have a tough lot because they're
stressed. Proximity equals threat. I think the instinct to leave them in
peace is a good one but also that your impact is mitigated by relative
distance and the care you take when you attend to that instinct.
Privacy could be a name to use in shorthand giving animals this comfort
zone, but I don't believe animals experience an emotion as self-aware as a
sense of 'invaded privacy' as we know it of course...
aaron
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