GiantChickDicks

That is an excellent suggestion. I would also like to add Jack London's To Build A Fire for a similar impact.

I'm older than most probably are on here, but not that old. I desperately wanted to get into animal behavioral science for higher education, but the prevailing thoughts at the time were that most animals are devoid of emotions. Negative reactions were chalked up to a pain response, and anything else was deemed anthropomorphism. I really wish I would have pushed anyway, because we have learned and accepted so much since then.

I would have loved to be involved in discoveries like we have read about in the last ten years. Follow your dreams, kids. Things can change faster than you think.

Dehydration is just a symptom of the problem, as the article specifically says these monkeys had heat stroke.

They're pains in the asses, though, behaving in irritating ways due to the negative effects from our pollution and encroachment. So fuck 'em, right?

No matter their age, if they're good people they'll be excited to teach you. Making friends definitely gets a bit weird as we get older, but I think there's a lot of value in being able to relate to and appreciate people in different age groups. I hope if you end up going that you have a great time!

It's going pretty well! I'm recovering from a surgery I had last month, and recovery has been slow going. I've wanted a kayak for years, and as a treat for getting through this I picked up my brand new sit-in this evening. I can't wait to be able to take it out!