Humans like to see themselves as the crowning glory of creation, almost like an Amarena cherry on the sundae of evolution. A look at the animal kingdom shows that we can still see a lot.
1. Penguins: equality in raising children
Shared parenting is on everyone's lips these days, but unfortunately it is rarely a reality. Often it is still mainly women who take care of the children, the household and visits to the doctor, daycare places and family shopping. Penguins are definitely one step ahead of us: the males not only help in raising the offspring, but also in breeding. While the females are looking for food, some males even form proper breeding groups and support each other.
2. Cats: nap for efficiency and energy
Cats sleep twelve to sixteen hours a day – you are happy when you have reached the end of six hours. Fortunately, there are good reasons for us to take a nap in the afternoon to compensate for the lack of sleep. Already 20 minutes make us more alert and attentive, after an hour of rest it is much easier for us to learn new things and our memory works better. We are also becoming more productive, creative and generally more relaxed – you only have to explain that to the boss.
3. Insects: More slow motion in everyday life
How often do you wonder where time has gone? And the older you get, the faster it seems to go away. Insects and birds do not have this problem, time passes less quickly for them than for us.
The good news is: we can learn that too. The key to less stress, less blind everyday routine and inner autopilot is to concentrate fully on the moment and consciously notice something new in the area. As a result, our brain actually perceives time more slowly and you are automatically less stressed.
4. Albatross: The partner for life
In times of Tinder, Bumble & Co, cheating is easy. And not only that, we keep inventing new forms and names for it, just think of microcheating or cyber cheating. Man is actually one of the few quasi completely monogamous living beings. If you need inspiration with so many infidelity options to stay true to your beloved partner, you can use the Albatros as a role model. Albatrosses live strictly monogamous, but the partners only see each other once a year. Perhaps that is the secret of their relationship.
5. Dogs: fair cooperation
Every dog owner knows that you can teach your loyal four-legged friend not to pee in the house. What is less known is that dogs also have rules of conduct among themselves. In particular when playing, they follow a kind of moral code. But unlike us humans, dogs and wolves stick to it much more strictly, that's why their pack hierarchies work so well. The main rules are: clear communication, admit when you're wrong and generally good manners.