Jagged-edged parchment lays compressed between two pieces of shark hide, bound together by a cord of the same grey hide.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Regurgitation.
Mother birds will forage for food as their young stay protected in the nest well out of range of predators. I watched for many marcs, in silent contemplation, as the proud mother would fly from the nest high in the trees and gather food. As her wings beat heavy to keep her aloft above the nest, upon her return, the chicks within chirped loudly for the sustenance.
I thought of many things during that moment. If the Mother would vanish, would the young survive? If the Mother cannot find food, will she eat one of the young to provide for the others?
Sharks are not like birds. When the Shark is born, he will swim away from his mother, and fend for himself. Within the womb a shark will eat the smaller siblings to survive, thus ensuring only the strongest survives.