“Dogs have an infrared detector in their nose! It is a survival technique, for them to find their mother when they are tiny and can’t see. It is also a way for them to sense predators, BUT it is also a reason why they might steel our seats on the couch when we get up!”
#18 Just like all the other mammals, meat, vegetables, whatever is available to eat.
life is essentially meaningless without death. if things lived a very long time, people would just put it off until later.
Humans just live too long. Most animals have a handful of years to live. American opossums only live 3-4 and make incredibly great pets for the first 2. Then they hit maturity and need to run free and breed. Then they raise their young for a year and die, like an Octopus...