The Philosopher's Cat

  Kathleen Pennell's Posts  ·  Following Posted by  Jo Mburu   8mo A poignant story. 😢 When Titius Sabinus, a friend of Germanicus, was condemned to death by Tiberius in 28 AD, his dog could not be driven away from the prison door - but stayed outside waiting for its master. After Sabinus was executed and his body was thrown down the Gemonian stairs. His dog stayed by his master's body, howling mournfully. A crowd soon gathered and when one of them threw a piece of bread to the dog, the animal carried it instead to the mouth of its master. Eventually, the body of Sabinus was thrown in the River Tiber, but his faithful dog.. jumped into the river after him, swimming at the body's side and trying to keep it from sinking. A throng of people gathered at the river's edge to witness the pitiful scene, moved by the animal's fidelity.😢 Source—( Pliny, Natural History, 8.61, A Dog's Loyalty to its Master) 57.9K views

  Oliver Sacks was born on July 9, 1933. This famous neurologist has gained an audience far beyond the medical community through his brave and creative approach to research. He wrote Awakenings which was made into a movie with Robin Williams, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and lots of others. He edited the 2003 edition of The Best American Science Writing also. In one article he selected we learn that researchers cottoned to coyote predation on urban pets by wondering why so many cat flea collars were turning up in the scat they studied.