Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Nature v. Nurture

"Children aren't born being racists, they are taught to be," a statement I've often heard throughout my life.  Some days, I believe it to be mostly true.  Other days, I think I only WANT it to be true.   
These goslings were hatched together in an incubator, then immediately packed together into a box and shipped to us.  They have never seen other geese.  As far as they know, they are the only 8 geese in the whole world.  They know nothing about genetics or parents.  This photo was taken less than 1 hour after they were unpacked and placed into their new home.  Look how they have already segregated.  Truly astonishing!

No comments:

Post a Comment