human bonding with animals !!!!

 

Man is a Social animal but is often seen fighting with all animals including humans – few centuries ago, Humans existed peacefully with animals allowing them space !! 

In the present day environ, Human–animal conflicts arise mainly because humans and animals compete for the same space and resources, and because human activities alter animal behaviour and habitats, increasing harmful encounters.  Some common causes include  :  Habitat loss and land-use change -  Conversion of forests and grasslands; Agricultural expansion and crop raiding; Competition for water and food during scarcity;  Population change and urbanization – and more …. But most of us would not admit – the human greed and avarice in eliminating many species !!

 

In India, often on roads and common places – you might witness strange, inexplicable, intricate bonding of animals with humans !!!  Moving away, here is a Sangam literature poem from Natrinai - one of the oldest   Tamil Sangam anthologies, belonging to the Ettuthokai collection. It contains 400 poems in the akam tradition, mostly on love, separation, reunion, and the emotions tied to landscapes.

 தடங்கோட்டு ஆமான், மடங்கல் மா நிரைக் குன்ற

வேங்கைக் கன்றொடு வதிந்தென,

துஞ்சு பதம் பெற்ற துய்த் தலை மந்தி

கல்லென் சுற்றம் கை கவியாக் குறுகி,

வீங்கு சுரை ஞெமுங்க வாங்கி, தீம் பால்,

கல்லா வன் பறழ்க் கைந் நிறை பிழியும்  …..  ..

 

சங்க இலக்கியமான நற்றிணையின் 57-வது பாடல். பொதும்பில் கிழார் என்ற புலவர் இயற்றிய இப்பாடல், குறிஞ்சித் திணைக்குரியது. 

          In this Kurinji poem, a female monkey with her young is seen near the hill country. She quiets her noisy troop with her hands, goes close to a resting deer-cow, and squeezes out its sweet milk for her hungry young one.

          A mountain scene is described where a mother monkey, after calming her troop, steals sweet milk from a deer-like animal and feeds her child. The poem then continues into the love-poetic mood typical of Sangam kurinji verse, where the hill landscape mirrors the emotions of the human speakers 

Did you find this interesting !!  ~  "Compassion often survives where civilization claims it has disappeared."

 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
5.7.2025