The Man Who Talks to Whales: Chapter 1 and 4 By Royce Chun (04/08/10 12:32:02)
Chapter 1:
In chapter 1, Nollman talks about his interspecies experience with a turkey. It wasn’t so much interspecies communication as it was more interspecies collaboration. Through the use of a flute and playing a certain note, the turkey would gobble on key. On some days, that note to bring about the gobble could be a much different note than other days. I find this interesting in that although they are not really communicating anything with one another, but have found a way to interact with one another. I can also relate to this because I have come across many cats and dogs owned by friends and family that react to music or certain sounds.
Chapter 4:
In chapter 4, Nollman starts off by talking about how Bushmen and lions once worked together instead of against one another. Instead of simply killing each other in order to obtain their wants or needs, they found a way to work around conflict. As time passed, man found the need to take over everything despite the harmony that existed before. He also discusses the symbiotic relationship between sea anemone and clownfish. The clownfish require protection from the anemones because they are vulnerable to predators and are poor swimmers. In return, the clownfish eat within the anemones and the anemones feed off of the leftovers. I found Nollman’s segment on how the most fearful survive because as far as humans are concerned, it’s quite true. He talks about how wild bears who wander closer to human camps are more like to get shot and killed than those bears who are less prone to approach humans. It’s also true on the humans’ standpoint as it can be said that humans are more likely to shoot a bear out of fear than if they don’t believe them to be of any threat.
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