Sunday, May 4, 2014

Evolution - Weird and Wonderful


Did you know that chicks can survive without a mother hen?  They can pop out of their eggshell and begin to drink and feed within the day.  In four days they begin to sprout their wing feathers which become full wings in less than 2 weeks.  By that time they are also sprouting their tail feathers and feather begin to emerge on their backs.  The miracle of life is truly amazing when watching the rapid growth of a bird.  Pups, kittens, calves and fouls are much slower to get into their growth and their evolution is not as dramatic as that of a chicken to a hen.  Changing from yellow fuzz to feathers is so dramatic, visually altering the appearance of the bird.

The nature of an animal, however, is similar from birth to death.  They grow, they eat, they hunt or peck and basically they act like a chicken, a cat, dog or horse.  Despite our belief in human superiority man also does not alter much from birth to death, from century to century.  Some are workers, some are leaders, some are generous and some are cruel.  Through all our learning, discovery and inventions we humans have still not learned how to change the rise and fall of nations.  We haven’t learned how to get along with differences; we still attack the painted bird.

Why is that?

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