Bill Bartlett wrote:
> But to suggest that it goes against human nature is contradicted by
> the evidence. Humans are social animals, sharing and co-operation are
> in our genes.
Thoroughly agree. It's interesting, even a super-aggressive, scavenging, predatory species like the seagull shares. I walk around the local lake every day. It hosts a bird refuge and is home to geese, different sorts of ducks, pigeons, and seagulls. If you come with bread, to feed the birds, the seagulls are always there first, pouncing on everything, catching pieces in mid flight and pecking at any bird that dares to interfere. But, if I were to throw bread at a solitary gull, far from concealing the presence of a donor (and getting all the bread for itself), the first thing it does is to call out to its fellow gulls who arrive within seconds; it may then even get edged out of getting any more bread, but it always does a "come and get it."
Joanna