Exquisite flowers from Nightjar, using the flash at dusk technique, a fave of mine. Click for full size!
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From David, oh so beautiful Sacred Lotus, click for full size!
© David Brindley, all rights reserved.
The photo is from when my beloved Chester was terminal, and all the other rats took turns caring for him, keeping him warm and letting him know he wasn’t alone. Phys.org has a couple of good articles up about rats:
Behaviour study shows rats know how to repay kindness.
Rats help each other out just as humans do.
Of course, none of this is news to those of us who are kept by rats.