tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post171844474934844154..comments2024-03-01T06:20:29.087+00:00Comments on qualia and other wildlife: Lost Species poem 19: Geoffrey Leggettrosellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00971482422276765335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-84661338240006149672017-01-25T11:30:28.888+00:002017-01-25T11:30:28.888+00:00So many things that are 'normal practice' ...So many things that are 'normal practice' are so far adrift in this world, aren't they? Utterly heartbreaking.rosellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971482422276765335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-7561670993824739322017-01-25T10:55:41.410+00:002017-01-25T10:55:41.410+00:00I've noticed several times that a gorilla will...I've noticed several times that a gorilla will look you in the eye if it is sitting behind bars with nothing better to do. As for the hands, I have seen those too, on a plate, though perhaps not those of a gorilla. They looked like baby's hands.Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-24779594279306404962017-01-24T20:03:42.936+00:002017-01-24T20:03:42.936+00:00Not many animals will look you in the eye, but the...Not many animals will look you in the eye, but the gorilla does, at least when he is sitting behind bars with nothing better to do. I have seen monkey's hands served in restaurants in Africa( Congo) I have also seen colobus (rare) monkeys shot out of trees to eat as 'bush meat' - a normal practice. Anyway, as Roselle says, an ape, take your choice!Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-77919082746809109272017-01-24T17:56:26.996+00:002017-01-24T17:56:26.996+00:00Thank you both. Angie, I might leave Geoffrey to t...Thank you both. Angie, I might leave Geoffrey to tell you – I've assumed chimpanzee or bigger ape.rosellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971482422276765335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-32585741083022420642017-01-24T17:16:53.223+00:002017-01-24T17:16:53.223+00:00Yes - that last couplet came as a real shock. But ...Yes - that last couplet came as a real shock. But I don't know what animal his poem is about.Angie Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119123733934337373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055598777203654547.post-73812094622242164452017-01-24T16:59:14.965+00:002017-01-24T16:59:14.965+00:00This is a wonderful sonnet and yes, the last coupl...This is a wonderful sonnet and yes, the last couplet brought tears.<br />Jeff joins me in thanking both you, Roselle, and Geoffrey.<br /><br />Miri xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com