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| + Steve | Aug 13 2014, 11:54 AM Post #16 |
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There are many instances of dogs and cats comforting their owners when they're sad over something too, that's not something you teach a pet, especially not a cat... Not exactly on the same page but my Bearded Dragon watches me play Battlefield...watches that and pretty much only that, when I put it on he goes up to the glass, off he leaves. Even when I die he looks at me as if to say "you suck dude" then turns to watch again when I respawn. Animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit for, they can't easily link with our level of intelligence so that makes them seem stupid but they're smart in other ways. And actually for most animals in the wild, it's a good thing to brush emotion to the side they're not bogged down by fear or sadness they just survive or die. Humans aren't used to that, thrown in to the wild most of us would just freak out and probably die quite quickly. We don't live like they do, that's the main difference we have freedom to...incubate our feelings, so to speak whereas most animals as soon as they come out their egg or their mother they're already in danger of being killed and have to adapt. |
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| RaineStorm | Aug 13 2014, 01:11 PM Post #17 |
 
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Emotions and Intelligence are two very different things, but in general animals that seem able to display one are more likely to also display the other. That is why I am linking the two the way I am. Pigeons have been shown to be pretty good at basic statistics that most people don't understand while Blue Jays have been shown to mourn their dead. I'm trying not to give the animals too much credit, but it seems as though at the very least they are able to learn from mistakes and plan for the future. |
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| Meowth | Aug 14 2014, 07:38 AM Post #18 |
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The important thing to remember is that humans are animals too, they learn, feel and think so it's a safe bet that other animals do, they are all going to display it in a different manner but they are still living and sentient. Some animals have learnt to communicate with humans, who are social creatures, a cat isn't a social animal but has adapted because it suits their survival needs, this demonstrates learning and they have learnt a way to communicate with people when they are hungry or want attention. They know what they want and they know how to communicate it, there have been reports of animals waking up their owner when there is a fire, some are even shown to mourn the passing of their owner, get assistance and so forth. So while their intelligence might not be comparable to a humans, they defiantly learn and know things. |
 
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| Mike XL | Aug 18 2014, 09:55 PM Post #19 |
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Animals are absolutely cognizant of many things. |
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| RaineStorm | Aug 19 2014, 10:44 PM Post #20 |
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What kinds of things? Does a dog keep track of what day it is so it knows in advance whether today is "dog park day" or "bath day"? Does it empathize with the emotions of other animals or "pretend" to in order to get attention or other rewards? ^ On that note, do social domestic creatures learn tricks because being social is a reward for those tricks or out of a desire to see happiness in their owners? |
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| Barbossa | Aug 19 2014, 11:07 PM Post #21 |
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My father is pretty adamant about such a belief. Personally, I do believe they're aware of some things, in a way that is almost precognizant. |
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| Mike XL | Aug 21 2014, 12:22 AM Post #22 |
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My dog can't keep track of days, but can keep track of what is supposed to happen at roughly around the time they happen, be it a walk or whatever else. My dog has consoled me and family members when she witnessed sadness, with no reward present. My cat recently died, and my dog was very sad. When my mom went away for vacation for 2 weeks, she was sad, when she came back, she nearly tackled her through the door out of happiness, a la Krillen speaking Goku through the plane when he recovered from the heart disease. Well, not quite, but you get the picture. Edited by Mike XL, Aug 21 2014, 12:24 AM.
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