Animal Awareness

[aeallison]

Of course its true KrazyMike1978. Look at me...

Is it true if you have a animal for a while you start looking like it?

Just as you look like Cartman, *od dam**t, make me some pie!! and gimmie that bag of cheesy poofs!!

[Moose69]

Just think... In a few years we will be having similar conversations about our robots & droids. It's coming. The world's best computers sit between our ears yet our boxes of plastic and silicon do not resemble our grey matter in the least. People are already trying to conceive biological computers. Actually, they probably have already been perfected in some hidden governmental research facility, but that's another thread.

[Teufel]

Zorolord... I can understand what you are saying. However I do not feel by humans being able to save or attempt to save everyone of their kind is a good thing. The reason animals don't do such is because they see there is something wrong with them and realize they must die. By allowing them to live the animals are basicly setting up bad genes for themselves and hurting their own chances at survivile in the long run.

Also the world is becoming extremly in danger because of the fact the human population keeps growing and still people are dying and dying or are hungry and we try to save them. This will only incress the population even more so thus damaging the plant by our wastes.

If you ask me the animals in this case are far more intellegent because they realize the only thing that truely matters is the survivle of there species and by helping the weak or increasing there population they only hurt there food supplies and allow weak genes to be among them. They understand in the long run its really not worth it.

Animals such as lions that take over another pride kill the babies because this will bring the female lions into heat. This will allow them to mate with the females and produce their own off spring that will be stronger than the previouse because they were capable of taking over the pride to beging with. Thus insuring a stronger generation of lions.

[vanman]

Greetings all,
I just want to add something very real to what Dr Toker has spoke about. My wife has a terminal illness, which is called Lupus Erythmatosis or more commonly known as “the wolf illness” because it imitates various other diseases. Maybe some of you are familiar with it. Anyway, I just want to add to what Dr Toker has said about the intelligence of animals. I have a Maltese poodle and a bullterrier. Whenever my wife’s illness is taking a turn for the worst, the Maltese poodle will lie very close by her side or on top of her chest or at the top of her pillow. When she goes anywhere she would accompany her, where as in normal days she would be doing or acting very differently. So we know immediately when a flare-up off the illness is about to be happening. At first we thought it was just a once of thing but we were proved very wrong.

So I think animals are more intelligent and aware than we think. I think they deserve a place in heaven.Dr Toker you have a very valid point.

Regards
V/man.

[qwerty_smith]

i have heard many stories of how man and animal parted paths. one of my favorites is the story of the great seperation. long ago, man and animal spoke the same language, the words of the earth. together we lived in harmony, eating off of the land and giving respect to our friends. then one day, man deciede to eat his friend. from that point on, we lost the ability to speak the language of the world and the respect the animals used to give us.

on another note: having many animals in the house (3 cats, 3 guineq pigs, turtle, squirrel, hedge hog), i have ample opportunity to observe animals learning many things. one story that i would like to share involves my oldest cat, Poe. (the horror author, not the teletubby) Poe was running randomly? around the house and accidentally stumpled upon a child toy piano (the one that strikes the hammer against the bell) and was startled to hear it make a sound. so he experimented, rather methodically too, with what buttons made what sound and why sounds didnt come from the side of the box. this experientation went on for about 15 minutes until another cat walked by and noticed. at this point, Poe saw the other cat and i can only suppose he played a recital for him. he reared up on his back legs and struck at the keys with both paws, much like he's seen me do with an upright piano. mind you, the cacophony that erupted was very reminiscent of einsterzende neubauten or some other industrial band. but he tried and that really impressed me.

[aeallison]

Great story about your cats qwerty...lol

[Teufel]

Just think... In a few years we will be having similar conversations about our robots & droids. It's coming. The world's best computers sit between our ears yet our boxes of plastic and silicon do not resemble our grey matter in the least. People are already trying to conceive biological computers. Actually, they probably have already been perfected in some hidden governmental research facility, but that's another thread -moose

FOOL's!!! all of them!

Anyways animals will one day take back the world. You'll all be sorry.

[Peregin]

Found this article on Yahoo News today.Further supports the idea that animals are intelligent.
Here's the link :

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...cience_dogs_dc

[Fakeboy]

I thought I would share... I currently have no pets, however... I want a ferret, but everyone says they make bad pets. Could anyone justify this statement?

[Tedob1]

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"But to count, an animal has to recognize that each object in a set corresponds to a single number and that the last number in a sequence represents the total number of objects," New Scientist added.
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humans really can complicate the **** out of things!