Have you learned something positive from watching animals?

Ants can teach us industriousness, discipline, and putting something away for a rainy day. Birds can teach us that we never need to despair as God can provide for us under all circumstances. Birds are also very hard workers, they get up early and search hard for food. Thanks for your observations on horses. We can lean from them!

@1hopefulman It's a pleasure. I always enjoy your posts. Very true about birds. I've watched them search for food all day. Teach their young to fly. Dive bomb cats to protect their young.

@TheHorse Birds are lovely when you give food to them. Watching them grow is a fun.I take pics of them.

@ms1864 Great! There is always something we can learn. Man saw birds fly and now we have airplanes, etc.

Yes watching pets also relaxes us. But they are generally found outdoors.

Yes, she cared more for her children than herself. Glad she survived!

@1hopefulman Oh, me too!!

@just4him Thanks for relating the joy you had from these two friends!

Great! Do you have an experience to relate that would demonstrate how unconditional love was displayed by your dog?

@1hopefulman I've had two dogs and both were so happy to see me when I got home from work. They don't demand anything from you, other than to go out and do their business or have food and water in their bowl. Yet, they will gladly take anything you want to give them - especially a car ride. They both loved to just hang out with me and loved those tummy rubs too. Rascal was the dog I had the longest - 14 years and we would get into a conversation every night. It was so funny. My barking like a dog and he answering. Pip didn't play that game, but she was such a great companion. It was a sad day for me when I had to put them down. Rascal 6 or 7 years ago and Pip this past January. It was the hardest day in my life.

Scarlett is like many mothers, self-sacrificing! Do you have or have you had any pets?

@1hopefulman Yeah. It's a self-sacrificing. I have some cats, and they seem to love each other.

So they make good house-cleaners?

@1hopefulman hahahaa... I didn't think of that before.. sure, they do. more of reasons to keep them in the house, I guess..

So true! Many of our inventions come from observing animals, like the airplane and the submarine.

Yes, that mother cat was a wonderful example of how much we should love and protect our children.

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I found it interesting when some animals adopt different kinds of animals, like a cat adopting ducks, etc.

So true, many are!

Interesting event! That would have made a nice video. Yes, there are things to learn from the animal creation.

You are welcome! It seems that God has hidden some wisdom and delights in creation and we learn so much by observing. Job 12:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;

Of course, there are animals that are a lot bigger than us, such as elephants, hippopotamuses and whales to name a few.

@1hopefulman Lol. They aren't bigger than your mind. Are theY?