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Animal | Vegetable | Mineral

Exploring the Earth and Animal Sciences

Location: #science
Members: 47
Latest Activity: 2 hours ago

Welcome to Animal | Vegetable | Mineral

I never cease to be awed by the splendor of the natural world, by the forces that shape the earth, and by the diversity and ingenuity of the life that populates it.

Animal | Vegetable | Mineral is a group where those who share this fascination can discuss the Earth and animal sciences of geology, volcanology, seismology, ecology, ethology, primatology, entymology—basically all the –ologies of the natural world. 
 

For general science, chemistry, genetics, or evolution, please post in the Science! group. For posts on animal rights and welfare, please post in Animal Care. For cosmology, please post in The Daily Cosmos. For green living, sustainability, and environmental activism, please post in the Green Atheists group.


ONGOING THREADS
Action Alert & Petition Thread
Beautiful Photographs of Animals & Nature
News Thread: Empathy and Reciprocity in Animals
The AVM Book Thread
The AVM Video Thread
Website Links: Conservation, Protection, and Advocacy

 

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The AVM Video Thread

Started by Dallas Gaytheist. Last reply by doone 2 hours ago. 298 Replies

Atheist Monkeys and Apes Being Altruistic

Started by doone. Last reply by Dallas Gaytheist 11 hours ago. 2 Replies

Ugly Pictures of Animals

Started by doone. Last reply by doone yesterday. 25 Replies

Photos from the Old West

Started by doone. Last reply by Michel on Sunday. 2 Replies

Beautiful Photographs of Animals & Nature

Started by Dallas Gaytheist. Last reply by Adriana on Saturday. 538 Replies

Insect Uses Its Victims’ Carcasses As Camouflage

Started by Dallas Gaytheist. Last reply by Adriana May 17. 1 Reply

BBC: Clever Monkeys

Started by Dallas Gaytheist. Last reply by Michel May 11. 6 Replies

Dwarf mammoths in Crete

Started by Adriana. Last reply by doone May 9. 2 Replies

Baboons can read. Sort of.

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Why Some Wild Animals Are Becoming Nicer

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Comment by doone 17 hours ago

Waking up after a Volcano destroyed his hibernation den

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In Chicken We Trust

A history of the chicken examines the bird's religious significance:

Chickens were, and still are, a sacred animal in some cultures. The prodigious and ever-watchful hen was a worldwide symbol of nurturance and fertility. Eggs hung in Egyptian temples to ensure a bountiful river flood. The lusty rooster (a.k.a. cock) was a universal signifier of virility—but also, in the ancient Persian faith of Zoroastrianism, a benign spirit that crowed at dawn to herald a turning point in the cosmic struggle between darkness and light. For the Romans, the chicken’s killer app was fortunetelling, especially during wartime. Chickens accompanied Roman armies, and their behavior was carefully observed before battle; a good appetite meant victory was likely. According to the writings of Cicero, when one contingent of birds refused to eat before a sea battle in 249 B.C., an angry consul threw them overboard. History records that he was defeated.

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These are from http://fuckyeahelephants.tumblr.com/page/41 or Fuck Yeah Elephants which honors another atheist species on Earth

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I made that the group image.

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