shinrai

May 24, 2006 in diary by mika | 5 comments

Why does it feel easier to build a trusting relationship with living things that don’t speak languages like dogs and dolpins than humans?

Well, there are sharks and ligers who are very difficult to trust and be trusted by, so I guess it’s not really the language problem..

5 comments

mako on June 6, 2006 at 2:48 pm

I have also noticed that it’s easier to build strong relationships with animals that don’t want to eat you than it is with animals who do.
mika on June 7, 2006 at 1:00 am

oh mako, remember the mouse and snake that were cuddling together at Austin’s place? Even though the mouse was eaten later, they definitely had a bonding moment.
poningru on June 11, 2006 at 4:45 pm

first time reader; your blog is hilarious, btw is that ligers comment real or was that a spelling error?
mika on June 14, 2006 at 1:01 am

Hi poningru. Ligers exist for real: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

They are very big.
andy on October 14, 2007 at 4:06 am

i have never found it that easy to build a trusting relationship with a dolphin.. i rarely meet them socially, and when i do they usually seem too busy hunting for fish to really pay much attention..