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*What if language was granted by some means? How would it add to their capacity for complex behavior or cooperative learning? Some animals already pass tool use on to subsequent generations; see the "sponge dolphins" and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9125000/9125227.stm New Caledonian crows]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8388000/8388073.stm Brown-necked ravens] who are not even part of a social group can spontaneously hunt a lizard using self-assigned roles. Individual New Caledonian crows and rooks can [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8631486.stm solve puzzles] involving multiple steps or water displacement. Of course, animals can also be raised together and think of themselves as the same kind — see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQRWZJklIo tiger + dog], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZSTkycovg dog + deer], and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4152447.stm hippo + tortoise]. Also see a [http://www.earthlings.org/kin/kinship.html crow raising a cat] and a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dug70HBEgaM hawk feeding a dog]. ([https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/animal-odd-couples/full-episode/8009/ PBS - Animal Odd Couples]) | *What if language was granted by some means? How would it add to their capacity for complex behavior or cooperative learning? Some animals already pass tool use on to subsequent generations; see the "sponge dolphins" and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9125000/9125227.stm New Caledonian crows]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8388000/8388073.stm Brown-necked ravens] who are not even part of a social group can spontaneously hunt a lizard using self-assigned roles. Individual New Caledonian crows and rooks can [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8631486.stm solve puzzles] involving multiple steps or water displacement. Of course, animals can also be raised together and think of themselves as the same kind — see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQRWZJklIo tiger + dog], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZSTkycovg dog + deer], and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4152447.stm hippo + tortoise]. Also see a [http://www.earthlings.org/kin/kinship.html crow raising a cat] and a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dug70HBEgaM hawk feeding a dog]. ([https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/animal-odd-couples/full-episode/8009/ PBS - Animal Odd Couples]) | ||
*Can animals commit suicide? See [https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=m7caAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iUkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=576,1832140&dq=animal-suicide&hl=en this vague account] (bottom, center column) of a bear that did himself in — a [ | *Can animals commit suicide? See [https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=m7caAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iUkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=576,1832140&dq=animal-suicide&hl=en this vague account] (bottom, center column) of a bear that did himself in — a [https://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1973486,00.html fuller treatment] from Time. Two more accounts [https://www.treehugger.com/are-bears-purposely-committing-suicide-to-protest-the-horror-of-bile-f-4861430 here] and [http://wherethebearwalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/bear-intelligence.html here]. | ||
*Psychology Today: [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animals-and-us/201006/are-humans-the-only-animals-keep-pets Are Humans the Only Animals to Keep Pets?]. | *Psychology Today: [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animals-and-us/201006/are-humans-the-only-animals-keep-pets Are Humans the Only Animals to Keep Pets?]. | ||