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On this subreddit we gather evidence that animals are conscious, like us.
Content Guidelines:
Best Content
Good Content
OK Content
- Inter-species Friendships
- Reaction to Magic Tricks
- Enjoying Baths or Showers
- Ambiguous but Interesting
- Anatomic Similarities
Bad Content - Removable
- Mostly Cute: Off-Topic
- Mostly Funny: Off-Topic
- Possibly Fake or Misleading: Debatable
- Forced Anthropomorphism: Debatable
- Rude Anthropodenial: Removable
Very Bad Content - Bannable
- Spaming/Advertising
- Insulting users
- Racist jokes
Some examples of what we're looking for:
Mammals have a really good memory
Some orangutans learn how to fish
This dog knows he's at the vet
Having such good memories means they remember their suffering.
For instance, these cows are happy for returning to the pasture after a long winter.
Emotionally mammals are very developed, like us.
They share with us many of our feelings, such as fear and love.
Their emotions can be every bit as troubling as ours.
They can be depressed so much they won't even eat!
Even our distant relatives, the cetaceans are very aware and very playful fellows.
This Humpback Whale, for instance, realizes she's been saved from a fishing net and lets her rescuers know she is thankful.
Non-mammal animals on the other hand appear to be quite different from us, but birds always find ways to puzzle us.
Apparently they like to have fun!
The crow is probably the smartest bird there is!
Birds in general are very aware of what their peers are doing.
Evidence is everywhere... yet no one seems to care...
Everytime you find evidence remember to share with us.
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When the car tree just ain't exiting enough anymore
10:05 UTC
Cat remembers his best friend after more than a year
12:08 UTC
Cat uses door knocker
09:42 UTC
My cat opening the door and letting himself out
02:13 UTC
Cow pulls the leaves down so their goat friends can eat them
15:29 UTC
Bonobos display consolation behavior, a sign of sensitivity to the emotions of others and the ability to take the perspective of another.
18:43 UTC
Two bumblebee cichlets defend their brood from hungry tilapia fish
00:03 UTC
A bonobo picked up a starling with one hand and climbed to the highest point of tree, there she wrapped her legs around the trunk to better hold the bird. She unfolded its wings and spread them wide open. She knew birds flew and seemed to want to help.
"Kuni found herself face to face with a starling. Although she’d seen winged creatures fly above her habitat, she finally had one in her hands. A voice urged her to let the bird go. Obeying, she encouraged it to move away from her, perhaps to avoid unwanted trouble. She nudged it a bit. Then, a bit more. The starling didn’t move or take flight. The female bonobo surprised her keepers with what she did next. With the bird in hand, she climbed to the highest point of the tallest tree and straddled it with her legs. She manually spread the bird’s wings, one at a time, to prepare it for an avian journey. Next, she tried throwing the bird beyond the limits of the habitat — perhaps similar to the way humans propel a paper airplane. The bird didn’t make it beyond the barriers of Kuni’s habitat, but keepers presumed it recovered and flew away minutes later because it was nowhere to be found. Without directly assuming Kuni’s intentions, it seems through her actions that she wanted to help the bird, not hurt it. On some level, she understood the bird’s situation and wanted to solve the problem. This story is from the Twycross zoo."
Source:
https://primateprose.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/bonobo-brains-built-for-empathy/
Picture:
18:05 UTC
Bear scolds her cub for peeking into woman’s window
12:04 UTC
This little dog pulling prank
05:41 UTC
Cows saying goodbye to their friend for the last time
13:08 UTC
This hummingbird stops by for baths every morning
21:31 UTC
Cow pulls the leaves down so their goat friends can eat them
11:47 UTC
Otters chasing a butterfly
23:33 UTC
Elder Orangutan Passing Down the Skill of Tool Use to the Young
12:13 UTC
Pacific gray whales in Mexico's Laguna San Ignacio seem to be as curious about us as we are about them. They regularly approach humans, often rising above the water's surface to get a closer look at us and allowing humans to touch them. (Photo Credit: José Sanchez)
21:44 UTC
Dogs can be great teammates
15:06 UTC
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