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many larger animals self medicate and apply external anti pest substances I watch my horse roll and rub herself on bayberry shrubs,of which there are many in he
by metalman 2y ago
many larger animals self medicate and apply external anti pest substances
I watch my horse roll and rub herself on bayberry
shrubs,of which there are many in her 10 acre paddock,the bay berry is very aromatic and the seeds are so wax covered asnto be a useable source
of candle wax.
The paddock is also full of many many kinds of bees wasps and hornets,which I watch closely to see what they eat and where they shelter,with the
idea to learn.how to create ideal habitat in areas
with struggling bee populations,got a few pointers
from watching,but the tid bit above is trurly facinating
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoI understand that's why cats like catnip.
- esperent 2y agoI'm pretty sure they like catnip because it gets them high.
- creativenolo 2y agoThe would be the evolution cause and effect
- esperent 2y agoIt's easy to make claims when it comes to evolutionary biology - there's patterns everywhere - but it's almost impossible to prove anything, and most of the things that are "obvious" won't turn out to be true. As a counterpoint, there's loads of things that get humans high that don't have any obvious benefit, why shouldn't other animals be the same? And there's certainly loads of other plants that work just as well as pesticides, and yet they don't get cats high.
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- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoIt does, but I read an article that said it’s a natural insect repellent, and that it was important (especially for big cats, who also like it) that cats not be plagued by insects, while hunting, so the conjecture was that their desire to roll in it was an evolutionary advantage. Kinda like enjoying sex, means we do it more often.
- lm28469 2y ago> many larger animals self medicate and apply external anti pest substances It seems like some birds use cigarettes butts to prevent parasites so it wouldn't be a first https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cigarette-butts-help-birds-ward-off-parasites/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cigarette-butts-h...