In an interview published in Massive Change by Bruce Mau and the Institute Without Boundaries, Janine Benyus discusses biomimicry--a new science immitating nature to solve human problems. The classic example would be the golden silk spider, whose silk greatly out-performs steel per unit weight.
Author of Biomimicry: Innovations Inspired by Nature, Benyus explains how chimpanzees are "masters of smart eating" and use diet to "self-medicate." But more to the point of my title, howler monkeys select plants to eat in order to bring on, stage or delay fertility during reproductive stages.
A.K.A. these monkeys manipulate their diet to procreate, but also use it as BIRTH CONTROL. The counter-contraception movement (I am differentiating between anti-abortion and anti-birth control in this post) views not getting knocked up as sinful, yet it seems to be an act present in other species living on earth, otherwise known as natural.
But I suppose this means jack shit if you believe that humans are a special creation by god and have no evolutionary ties to other creatures.
Readers of The Colonic, expect to hear much more about Massive Change in posts to come. You can also explore the online exhibit here.
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That's really interesting, I wonder what the success rates are like?
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