Wild Thoughts

Although I closed my eyes while resting my forehead on my folded forearms, try as I might I could not sleep. Rest, yes. But sleep, no. A full stomach only stimulated synapses and thoughts jumped around wildly. What’s the difference between birds and mammals? I am asking brain wise. Visually feathers are obvious when comparing two legged critters. And just as obvious is the head size which would lead one to expect smaller brains would think less and expect less from the rest of the anatomy. Studies are being done to determine if that is really the case. Sure, animals react in much the same manner when confronting danger – fight or flight, whichever seems more practical upon immediate impression of the danger faced. There are complex measurements made quickly because there is more than size of the danger. What about the quality of danger? Death? Desperate injury? Slight wounds? Humiliation? Pride? Individuals make instant decisions taking all those degrees into consideration. Even within the mammalian spectrum animals make the decisions according to their experiences. Can we extrapolate the same about birds? Some birds mate for life. Couples stay together and raise offspring until one or the other dies. Others mate for a season to share parenting. Still others join only for copulation. In all cases the end result is continuation of the species providing the offspring survive to reproduce as well. These are the gamut of thoughts that run through my mind in less than the time it takes to type one sentence,. So what? I have to do the job I came here for. I now make a big decision. Since I cannot get into the Internet from McNary Ed Center. I put random thoughts aside because visitors have not flocked in for education. I close up computer, lock the doors and go home.

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