<![CDATA[I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks.]]>I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. However we've retained such excellent grooming skills from our ancestors that animals will willingly seek out our scratches. If you ever question the meaning of life and why you are here, just remember that somewhere there is an animal that needs your scratchies.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/71f430c0-f150-4eca-bea1-830f9b7bb88d/i-love-how-we-evolved-from-a-social-grooming-species-and-now-have-the-ability-to-use-our-long-dexterous-fingers-to-perform-a-variety-of-complex-tasks.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Jul 2026 22:55:54 GMTTue, 14 Jul 2026 11:58:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:33:53 GMT]]>@ratvet The owls are not what they seem. Just sayin'.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/xiled/statuses/116921180715942776https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/xiled/statuses/116921180715942776Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:33:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:33:45 GMT]]>@adapalmer @ratvet

Monkey fingers are the refined sugar of scratches.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116920000560624597https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116920000560624597Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:33:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:03 GMT]]>@ratvet I love this framing of what makes humans outstanding and what we contribute to nature.

homo scritchissimus

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/adapalmer/statuses/116919868009739060https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/adapalmer/statuses/116919868009739060Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:57:48 GMT]]>@ratvet owl! wise... and scritchable

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ozzelot/statuses/116919859165738269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ozzelot/statuses/116919859165738269Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:12 GMT]]>@ratvet oh hey, funi bird with the completely unhinged neck!]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/7875b1dc-fd6e-42ce-9988-c58bf793c42bhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/7875b1dc-fd6e-42ce-9988-c58bf793c42bTue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:40:46 GMT]]>@ratvet WILL SCRITCHES OWL!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/116919792192408467https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/116919792192408467Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:40:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:12:10 GMT]]>@ratvet My cat practically demands them. Constantly.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/faoluin/statuses/116919443783982793https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/faoluin/statuses/116919443783982793Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:26:09 GMT]]>@ratvet one of my friends calls it "tricksy monkey fingers time" when skritching his dogs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/platypus/statuses/116919262885961037https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/platypus/statuses/116919262885961037Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:59:19 GMT]]>@ratvet What do you mean evolved from? Goes back to running his fingers through his wife's hair because it's fun. 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fixermark.com/users/mark/statuses/116919157355131155https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fixermark.com/users/mark/statuses/116919157355131155Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:59:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:18:23 GMT]]>@ratvet
🥰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/WrenArcher/statuses/116918288636824885https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/WrenArcher/statuses/116918288636824885Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:18:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:16:05 GMT]]>@WrenArcher pats head and boops your nose

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://retro.pizza/users/ratvet/statuses/116918279537549313https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://retro.pizza/users/ratvet/statuses/116918279537549313Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:16:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:11:14 GMT]]>@ratvet
A Wren birdie has entered the chat: Me. I need scratchies, too. ☺️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/WrenArcher/statuses/116918260497236114https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/WrenArcher/statuses/116918260497236114Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:11:14 GMT