HOW CAN SHE SLAP?
The reference in this blog’s title has long since seen its hey day. That said, as the world continues to reminisce on the “essence” of it's decades past, remembering the VHS tapes of the 90’s, the poofy hair of the 80’s, and the flower power bell bottoms of the 1970’s, I hope the spirit of the 2000’s will at least lead a few to consider once again, “how could she slap”? Regardless, hope for this meme’s ethos lives on, with the lion tailed macaques of Southern India stepping up as their countrymen's worthy, if not unlikely, conservators.
Such is the contest for the region's seasonal clutch of jackfruit, with the giant malabar squirrel playing the role of the quasi-parasitic-host opponent.
How so? Well on the one hand, the malabar squirrel's keen sense of smell is of great use to the lion tailed macaque, as it is able to sniff out ripened jackfruit from the otherwise inedible unripened lot.
The lion tailed macaque on the other hand, possesses no such means of discrimination.
Instead, the macaques simply lie in wait, as the squirrels scuttle about the trees, looking for ripened jackfruit. It’s at precisely the moment the viable jackfruit is identified that the macaques swoop in, supply the squirrels with a series of gentlemanly slaps, and claim the jackfruit for themselves.
Adaptation at its finest!
[How can she slap?]
