Prairie Companion
Written on November 23, 2008 by mimecine
From an interview on NPR…
“I watched prairie dogs every day, rise before the sun, stand with their paws pressed together facing the rising sun in total stillness for up to 30 minutes,” says Williams. “And then I watched them at the end of the day take that same gesture 30 minutes before the sun goes down they would press their palms together in perfect stillness. I don’t mean to anthropomorphize, but when you look at a creature that has survived over the millennium begin and end each day in that kind of stance, it causes one to think about one’s own life and speed and rapidity in which we live.”
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Prairie Perspective…
“I watched prairie dogs every day, rise before the sun, stand with their paws pressed together facing the rising sun in total stillness for up to 30 minutes…”…
November 25, 2008 @ 11:11 am
Who was the interviewee? I just moved from Fort Greene to Seattle and saw a bunch of prairie dogs at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota – they are fascinating, I could have watched them for hours. The way they relate to each other, it’s impossible not to anthropomorphize.
Your blog is great, glad to find it.
December 1, 2008 @ 1:15 pm