It’s that time of year… when the urge to dip into my halloween playlist grows nearly irresistible… and yet i must hold steady until October 1st… bc the denial makes the reward so exquisite 🎃
a photographer captured a wild black vulture preening a northern caracara. while this interaction may seem strange, considering the birds are not in the same family, they are both scavengers and regularly interact over meals of carrion.
“My white top is Victoria’s Secret and my shoes are Guidi. Other clothes are my friend’s and they are all Chinese brands I think. My inspiration is my friend – she wanted me to try a new style today, something more colorful and I really loved it!”
In bonobo societies, all bonobos frequently engage in sexual contact with other members of the community, regardless of sex. Female bonobos in particular are quite promiscuous with both fellow females and males; thus, bonobo society is matrilineal or matrifocal. Since the patriline of each member is unknown due to female bonobos having many sexual partners, the female bonobos take communal care of their collective young, and the male bonobos take on other community-care roles instead. It is theorized that this leads to lower levels of violent conflict, as opposed to chimpanzee, human, and other primate societies that are patriarchal, since male members of these societies must find ways to identify their offspring which inevitably leads to violent, controlling behavior toward female members as well as violence & competitive behavior toward other males who may pose a threat to their social statuses. Bonobo societies are extremely peaceful in comparison to other primate societies.
The feature musical film Mamma Mia! (2008), directed by Phyllida Lloyd, shows an example of what a matrifocal society, resembling the structure of bonobo society, could look like for humans; where several females care for a child whose exact paternity is unknown, and instead of violence resort to prosocial behavior (joyfully singing and dancing) in order to resolve conflict. In this essay I will attempt to
today’s funky frog of the day: the kivu treefrog (Leptopelis kivuensis)!!! they’re also known as the kiyensi forest treefrog. these beautiful friends are found in burundi, rwanda, uganda, and the democratic republic of the congo!
