do animals have consciousness?

Answer 1

Consciousness is something that comes in degrees, rather than being entirely present or entirely absent. So, animals with more complex brains probably have a degree of consciousness to the extent permitted by that complexity.

Answer 2

When a human uses the word consciousness then the words human consciousness are automatically implied without using the word human in front of it. As humans this is the only form of consciousness we are familiar with. An animal consciousness would be very different than a humans without prefrontal lobes and a highly complex brain to think and remember with. It would not be like any consciousness any human is familiar with.

Answer 3

Some scientists believe that certain animals do have consious thinking, while ohter believe animals act and react only on instinct.
In my opinion different animals may have concious thought, but only in a very limited way, and this also depends on the animal.

Answer 4

Human vanity makes us blind. Consciousness does not require an advanced intellect. In fact if intelligence means truly being aware of what's going on around you, humans are probably the least intelligent. Our minds are so full of concepts that we only see what we want to see.

Answer 5

They sure know they're alive, is that a kind consciousness? I mean they know when to run when danger threatens, because they know it may mean death. To me that's a type of consciousness.

Answer 6

Yes but not all,depending on how you define it. Some animals mourn the loss of a companion or offspring where as other simply carry on around the corpse not knowing the difference so in that sense a dog does !

Answer 7

Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. It is a subject of much research in philosophy of mind, psychology, neurology, and cognitive science

~So yes, Animals are concious.

Answer 8

They don't have consciousness in the same way we do,but yes, they do.

Answer 9

Of course they do.
We are a species of mammals as well, in case you did not know.
Differences are gradual, other apes will have more self awareness than say hamsters. Elephants and dolphins and other whales might have as much as we do.

Answer 10

do you mean they have emotions and feelings? Definitely. My cat is so happy to see me when I have been away, or when I have forgotten to let her in then I open the door. She knows when I'm going to get her toy mouse as well, I whisper "mousie" to her and she gets all excited and crouches down ready to chase it before even seeing it!