Cempaka Maritime, Marine and Fisheries: Parasite nibbling reef fish find punishing others pays

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

“2011 and Beyond” - What you are seeing, and why - Jan 16, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

(Live Kryon Channelings was given 7 times within the United Nations building.)

Kryon Q&A

Question: Dear Kryon: I live in Spain. I am sorry if I will ask you a question you might have already answered, but the translations of your books are very slow and I might not have gathered all information you have already given. I am quite concerned about abandoned animals. It seems that many people buy animals for their children and as soon as they grow, they set them out somewhere. Recently I had the occasion to see a small kitten in the middle of the street. I did not immediately react, since I could have stopped and taken it, without getting out of the car. So, I went on and at the first occasion I could turn, I went back to see if I could take the kitten, but it was to late, somebody had already killed it. This happened some month ago, but I still feel very sorry for that kitten. I just would like to know, what kind of entity are these animals and how does this fit in our world. Are these entities which choose this kind of life, like we do choose our kind of Human life? I see so many abandoned animals and every time I see one, my heart aches... I would like to know more about them.

Answer: Dear one, indeed the answer has been given, but let us give it again so you all understand. Animals are here on earth for three (3) reasons.

(1) The balance of biological life. . . the circle of energy that is needed for you to exist in what you call "nature."

(2) To be harvested. Yes, it's true. Many exist for your sustenance, and this is appropriate. It is a harmony between Human and animal, and always has. Remember the buffalo that willingly came into the indigenous tribes to be sacrificed when called? These are stories that you should examine again. The inappropriateness of today's culture is how these precious creatures are treated. Did you know that if there was an honoring ceremony at their death, they would nourish you better? Did you know that there is ceremony that could benefit all of humanity in this way. Perhaps it's time you saw it.

(3) To be loved and to love. For many cultures, animals serve as surrogate children, loved and taken care of. It gives Humans a chance to show compassion when they need it, and to have unconditional love when they need it. This is extremely important to many, and provides balance and centering for many.

Do animals know all this? At a basic level, they do. Not in the way you "know," but in a cellular awareness they understand that they are here in service to planet earth. If you honor them in all three instances, then balance will be the result. Your feelings about their treatment is important. Temper your reactions with the spiritual logic of their appropriateness and their service to humanity. Honor them in all three cases.

China calls for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes

Friday, January 8, 2010

Parasite nibbling reef fish find punishing others pays

By Doreen Walton, BBC News

Labroides dimidiatus hard at work on its reef dwelling client. The relationship benefits both - but only if they "play by the rules".

Male fish that nibble parasites off larger fish punish females of the species when they bite and drive off the bigger fish.

The cleaner fish sometimes bite bigger client fish to get a mouthful of mucus, which they prefer to the parasites.

This punishment by males on behalf of victims appears altruistic but a study in Science journal suggests otherwise.

Males seem to be acting in the interest of their stomachs by chasing females who cause the food source to leave.

"The male's dinner leaves if the female cheats," explained lead scientist Nichola Raihani from the The Zoological Society of London.

"By punishing cheating females, the males are not really sticking up for the clients but are making sure that they get a decent meal."

But when male cleaner fish, Labroides dimidiatus, usually larger than females, take a bite of mucus and drive off dinner, they get away with it.

"The males are less well behaved than the females a lot of the time but perhaps part of the reason the males are so likely to cheat is that females never punish males," Dr Raihani told the Science podcast.

True altruism is rare

For the experiment, cleaner fish were trained to eat off plates containing prawns, which they find tastier, and fish flakes. If they ate prawns, the plate was immediately removed.

The fish treated the plates like client fish, even performing a type of massage on them with their fins, a practise meant to encourage real clients on the reef to stay.

The researchers say that in humans "third party punishment" is often seen in terms of group-level benefits but this study on fish shows it working to the individual's advantage.

Dr Raihani believes true altruism is rare.

"When you see something that looks like it's altruistic, if you look hard enough, there's normally going to be a benefit somewhere down the line for the person that's doing that supposedly altruistic act," she said.