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I am discovering a lot is ready to be discovered. 
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I always assumed there were some older experienced birds that led the way.   

It’s humbling to learn about the abilities of birds and animals.  There are so many different kinds of intelligence.  Man isn’t always the superior being that we like to think we are. 
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Cats I understand have an extra structure in their eye in addition to our rods and cones, that ignites on movement, not brightness or color.

Tea cup poodles are the 'victorious species' by any measure, and lions are just ecological garbage trucks, a necessary, but increasingly limited, job descripfion. 
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I love the term “ecological garbage trucks”.  Here in MD the turkey vultures provide that service and are essential!   I’ll never look at them the same way again. 😊