The problem with sheep is that most humans do see them this way and forget they have individual needs and preferences. Sheep have gained an unfair reputation: they get called dumb sheep and stupid sheep. But what is the true nature of a sheep? And how smart are sheep, really? Researchers...
Sheepare more fascinating than you may have initially thought. It is a common misconception that sheep are dumb when the phrase “sheepish” is used to describe people who blindly follow others. Sheep have several really fascinating qualities. For example, did you know that their fleece grows in...
Some of us are like ink and some like paper. And if it were not for the blackness of some of us,some of us would be dumb; And if it were not for the whiteness of some of us,some of us would be blind. Give me an ear and I will give you a voice. Our mind is a sponge;ou...
It’s been more than 35 years since animal rights activists first started targeting the use of animals’ fur and skin in fashion. The iconic campaigns which saw mink wearers splashed with paint, and the release of David Bailey’sprovocative Dumb Animals advertdrew attention to the plight of c...
Don't be afraid to ask questions. And don't worry about "dumb" questions -- if you don't know the answer already, it isn't a dumb question. For example, you might ask what food is best for a growing pup, how much and how often to feed, and when to switch to a diet for adu...
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his mouth. 8 He was taken from oppression and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? for he...
In the popular children’s story “Three Little Pigs”, or三只小猪(Sān zhī xiǎo zhū), two of the pigs are dumb and lazy, while the youngest one is intelligent and hardworking. In the Chinese novel “Journey to the West”, or西游记(Xīyóujì), the monk’s second disciple猪八戒(Zh...
games. And those bets won -- won like Concannon had never won before. Normally this guy was a $100 or $200 or maybe $500 bettor. And normally this guy lost. But suddenly this recreational dumb-money insurance salesman was putting five dimes each on select NBA games and beating the ...
it's partly because your peers see you sharing something from a respected publication. people got used to this idea that you had to dumb down your content to be popular. in fact you're more likely to spread smart content. we did a very literary post on books you need to read in your...
The poor girl spoke these words with a spirit and volubility which Rebecca had never before seen in her, and before which the latter was quite dumb. "But what have I done to you," she continued in a more pitiful tone, "that you should try and take him from me? I had him but for...