[snarks_when_bored]

A poet's bittersweet account of an encounter with a non-human intelligence.

If we ultimately steal or destroy the habitats of all such entities, we'll be much the worse for it and to some degree undeserving of the dominance we've achieved.

[cripplecreek]

I wonder if he likes cake.

[martin_fierro]

[Petronski]

Plus, if we destroy them all, who will rip off our faces and genitals in a fit of simian rage?





Oh, wait...we'll still have Sean Penn. Nevermind.

[pharmamom]

That was fascinating and beautifully written. Thanks for the post.

[TheHound]

To steal something - it must be someone else's property. A Mosquito is also an entity. Do not get me wrong, I love nature, not sophistry.

[ellery]

What a wonderful, funny, fascinating article. Thank you for posting it.

[SkyPilot]

Fascinating.

[snarks_when_bored]

The Chantek website:

Chantek.org

The images don't appear to be loading properly (on my end, anyway).

[Cogadh na Sith]

Watch it! That thing will bite your balls off!!!!!

[Old Professer]

The opening sentence reminds me of the first lines in "Fear of Flying."

[MHGinTN]

Communication between Koko and this fella would be very interesting to study!

[Darnright]

Thank you so much for posting this. What an incredible insight into Chantek's mind. So much for the idea of the "dumb animal", and that animals act on instinct alone.

[fat city]

Great piece of writing. Next, will Chantek abandon existentialism for communism?

[edsheppa]

Such an interesting topic. Too bad it's such a navel-gazing, full-of-crap article, or am I just narrating my life to myself with deadly precision?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Next step: teaching it to freep.

[backhoe]

Thank you for posting this. There is no doubt in my mind that animals think, and reason, to varying degrees, and have feelings somewhat analogous to what people feel. We are formed of the same clay by the Maker.