Dear Carl
"Get over it!" as my kids would say. There is a growing body of evidence
supporting the evolutionary benefits to species (not individuals) of various
behaviours that are considered "deviant" by some human standards -
prostitution, homosexuality, theft, jealousy, murder etc. The more we know,
the more we realize that we are not a unique species in these regards.
Neither we nor our other multi-cellular companions are as far apart as some
would believe or like to think. It makes us, as humans, uncomfortable as we
get reflected back to us our concerns. Nature in the raw!
Vive L'Evolution!
Graham Buchan
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Thursday, 12 March 2009 9:17 PM
To: Birding-Aus Aus
Subject: [SPAM] [Birding-Aus] My illusions are shattered
Dear All,
I was brought up to believe that the natural world was pure and ,
well, natural, not at all affected by such deviant perversions that
H.sapiens was prone to. My illusions have been been completely
shattered this week. First homosexuality among many species, then
homosexual misgegenation in birds, then tonight on Catalyst, on the
ABC of all places, I discover that Adelie Penguins indulge in
prostitution. Apparently some female Adelies exchange their favours
for stones from strange males, so as to enhance their nest.
What is nature coming to? And then I find out about Bonobos! Oh dear.
Carl Clifford
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