This idea most likely originated with, or at least was popularized by, a passage from Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book in which he described a " water truce" during a severe drought:īy the Law of the Jungle it is death to kill at the drinking-places when once the Water Truce has been declared. Not only is this image a fabricated one, but the idea that watering holes serve as neutral safe-spaces for thirsty animals doesn't appear to be backed by much evidence. The viral image may look genuine when it is viewed on its own, but in the context of the commercial (where it can be glimpsed around the 10-second mark) it's more clear the representation was created with the aid of digital editing: This commercial featuring baboons, lions, zebras, crocodiles, vultures and all sorts of other animals getting along famously at what would normally be a very dangerous watering hole, is the first spot in the new 'Take the scary out of life' campaign from Travelers Insurance. Here's the description for the advertisement via Coloribus: The general conceit of the advertisement was that while animals would normally be skittish at a watering hole (as predators might be nearby), Traveler's insurance company could "take the scary out of life" so that customers might enjoy the world in peace. This image was digitally created for a 2010 advertisement for Traveler's Insurance. This picture however, is not an accurate representation of a lion and a zebra enjoying a moment at a watering hole. Wolf and Sam Sheepdog put their feud on hold when they clock out of work for the day): This image has been shared with a variety of captions over the years, such as " It's not eating time," " Alex and Marty" (a reference to the animated zebra-lion friendship in the movie Madagascar), " National Geographic: Behind the Scenes," and " Morning Sam" (a reference to an old cartoon in which Ralph E. That's probably why an image purportedly showing a lion and zebra sharing a moment of peace together at a watering hole is frequently shared with comments such as "unbelievable but true!": Photographs and videos of these animals together in the plains of Africa frequently depict stalking, hunting, chasing, fighting, and, of course, eating behaviors. 20.Lions and zebras generally don't coexist completely peacefully in the wild. Moral: Remain calm and use presence of mind to get out of adverse situations. Take me back so we can get it.” As soon as they reach the river bank, the monkey jumps off the crocodile’s back, and vows never to trust it again. The monkey is quick to understand its friend’s intentions and tricks it by saying: “Oh, but I forgot my heart at home. On their way, the foolish crocodile mentions his wife’s desire to taste the monkey’s heart. The crocodile offers to take the monkey on its back, so that it can cross the river to reach home. The couple invite the monkey for dinner and plan to eat his heart. The crocodile’s wife learns about this friendship and asks the crocodile to bring the monkey’s heart, which could be sweeter than the fruits of the tree. The mokey shared the fruits of the tree with the crocodile everyday. It was friends with a foolish crocodile that lived in the river. Once upon a time, a clever monkey lived on an apple tree.
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