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*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]. | *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: [ | *Psychology Today: [https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animals-and-us/201006/are-humans-the-only-animals-keep-pets Are Humans the Only Animals to Keep Pets?]. | ||
*[http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. | *[http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. |