Learning from the animals

This article on the BBC nature page caught my attention this morning.  

Scientists have been monitoring the behaviour of Nazca boobies, a type of sea bird from the Gallapagos.  It appears that chicks that are attacked in their nest by adults have a higher likelihood of abusing other chicks in their maturity.

I was sad to read this report, after all no one likes to hear about a pattern of aggression and abuse in any population.  But I was also interested since this research might allow further studies to be conducted to understand how and why this occurs and therefore how to stop it.

From there, with work and commitment, perhaps we will be able to tackle abuse and addiction through human generations.

We can hope.