Book World: Even in the animal kingdom, rituals can connect, renew and heal
Book World: Even in the animal kingdom, rituals can connect, renew and heal Barbara J. King, The Washington Post Jan. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves By Caitlin O'Connell - - - When wild elephant females reunite after a separation, they greet each other with great ceremony. The elephants flap their ears, bellow and place their trunks in each other's mouths. The temporal glands next to their eyes may stream liquid, a sign of high arousal. And in "the ultimate expression of sheer, elephantine joy," the anima...
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