Do you think other animals (beside humans), have deep emotions? love, crying, pain, heartbreak, depression ..?

Answer 1

Have you seen the documentary on elephants and their complex social and emotional actions?

When the family encountered the bones of a relative who had died more than a year before, they still seemed to recognize which individual they belonged to, and would explore the bones lovingly while bellowing softly.

If that wasn't emotion, we need to invent a new word for it. It was moving, telling, and more than a little touching.

I have no doubt higher mammals have similar capacities for emotions as humans. Why not? Their brains are similarly-designed and wired, as much as we know about them. Why wouldn't the same emotions that have kept us alive be working for them?

If behaviors are our only clue, I'd have to say they're much more like us than many people want to think.

Answer 2

I would say yes, I lost my pet crow a few months ago. I didn't think I'd ever get him back. When I finally got a call from the people who sold him to me I was pretty amazed. I talked to the people who found him(a few states away) and they said he wasn't eating, that he was acting depressed even though they were taking good care of my bird he wouldn't come out of his cage, wouldn't fly or make any noise at all. So when I went to pick him up I was pretty shocked that he flew right to me and started making a lot of really loud noise, I guess he missed me as much as I missed him. He eats fine now and is thriving, I guess he was depressed while he was lost. So yep, I think animals are capable of deep emotions.

Answer 3

Emotions are simple sensations that do not require any intelligence to produce, such that all conscious animals can have emotions that are of equal strength and type to that of humans. Intelligence, in contrast, requires the brain to be complex.

Consciousness is detected by what is called 'slow wave activity' in the brain. The brains of unconscious animals, in contrast, have a neural firing pattern that is rapid, sharp, and digital, not unlike a computer. The animals that are conscious include all vertebrates, and cephalopods.

Answer 4

Yes. I have observed animals in pain. Granted they're vocal chords and related ability to communicate this pain is limited but yes, I believe they can just from observing them.

Is it on the same LEVEL as humans? No- not even close. Closest might be Dolphins based on the complexity of the brain.

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

yeah. i have a dog, and every time i leave my house, he gets all sad and droopy, and when i get back he's all happy and jumping all over the place. when I'm gone , he doesn't eat or drink. sometimes i have to leave for a few days, and drop him off at friends or relatives houses, and he instantly starts to whimper. animals are treated like they're dumber just because they can't talk, but they're really loving and kind.

Answer 7

they do have. as a part of my final year project we did a study on animal behaviour in monkeys. we could observe the mother feeding the young, and interestingly the mother became wild when one of my peer tried to get hold of the young for a photo. she started pacing up and down in rage. and even tried to attack my friend. i think these provide ans to ur question.

Answer 8

Man I wish I knew the definitive answer to this.
As an animal lover, I'm going to say they do.

Answer 9

Some years ago..I had two dogs, they grew up together....one of them was hit by a car and we had to bury him....our other dog sat by the grave for night after night and just howled. I believe it was mourning the loss of his brother. It was so sad to watch...he didn't want to eat and layed around unless he was at the grave.

Answer 10

Recently seeing my cat lose one of her kittens reveals a definite yes. Her looking for the kitten, meowing longingly, and then moping around when she couldn't find it tells me there's more to animals than, where's the food, and how about a scratch please.