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Animals Inspire Human Development

Humans are at the top of the evolutionary maintain awareness for over sixty hours.
chain. At least that's what most of us Pit Vipers can differentiate between the
like to believe. To believe anything else heat given off by possible prey and the
would jeopardise our claim as planetary heat emanating from its surrounding rocky
rulers and do tremendous damage to many environment. This ability comes from
fragile egos. We may have learnt to walk granules in their nostrils that are
on two legs, use our opposable thumbs, sensitive to changes in heat within a
and develop writing systems, but that perimeter that extends beyond its
doesn't make us the pinnacle of striking distance. Scientists mimicked
existence. The truth is that no matter this ability and used it in the creation
how advanced we think we are, we look to of thermal imaging technology. Thermal
animals for inspiration when thinking up imaging is used in detecting volcanic
many new technologies. activity, to track the effects and pace
Dolphins, like humans, need to be of global warming, and by police and the
conscious or maintain a certain level of military in locating body heat.
awareness to breathe. Both species also An application with more functionality
need to rest their brains by entering for general public use is the study of
into an unconscious state. Humans simply tree frogs to improve the stickiness and
go to sleep, but if dolphins switched off re usability of stick tape. The Indian
completely as we do, they would drown. In Institute of Technology studied tree
the interests of self-preservation, they frogs, and their toe pads in particular,
have evolved the ability to shut down one to determine how they managed to adhere
half of their brain at a time. This to various surfaces. They discovered that
ensures that they maintain enough the footpads had tiny channels on them,
awareness to tend to their physical which enhanced frogs' sticking ability.
needs, while getting much needed rest. This breakthrough led to the design of an
Being able to function on half a brain adhesive layer of elastic tiers with
while letting the other half rest would channels for air or water. The upshot was
be an invaluable ability in many reusable tape with 30 times the
professions. Military personnel could stickiness of current adhesive tape.
stay awake and alert in dangerous The influence of animals can be seen
situations, and doctors would be able everywhere: the construction of birds'
handle their demanding shift schedules. wings helped refine wings on aeroplanes.
This raises the question of capability. The ability of hummingbirds to hover was
Dolphins use the ability to maintain instrumental in the design of
basic functioning. Doctors and members of helicopters. And the construction of
the military need higher levels of buildings is now being adapted along the
functioning, as they are responsible for lines of termite mounds to conserve
other lives. Would you trust a energy. We may consider ourselves the
neurosurgeon with half of his or her epitome of evolution, but our continued
brain asleep? Nevertheless, efforts are borrowing from lower life forms lends
being made to manufacture stimulants that itself to the conclusion that our pride
would allow people to mimic dolphins and in our abilities is severely misguided.




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