2007-02-01 11:47:15 · 5 answers · asked by BeC 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I don't think that it's erroneous to think that animals are capable of emotion. You can't convince me that I'm wrong either.
When my daughter was a newborn, our Golden Retriever was protective of her as if she was a puppie, and was so tolerant of both our kids as they went through toddlerhood. Maddie put up with a lot of pain and discomfort that the kids innocently put her through. The actions that I interpreted as being acts of forgiveness were immediate and unprovoked. She licked and nuzzled the child who had been pulling her fur just seconds before.
So it's not a great leap for me to consider that animals can also be courageous. I have seen a cat absolutely own an aggressive German Shepherd. Yes the cat was defending itself under threat, but that was one brave cat, no kidding.
I have a harder time visualizing insects as having emotions. My concept of insect "brains" is that they are too simple for such complex mentation. They are simply hard wired to behave as they do. I don't think they have much "choice" in life at all.
I believe that animals such as cats and dogs certainly have less consciousness of choice than people do, but I wonder about animals like elephants, dolphins and whales. I haven't had first hand experience with them such that I could form opinions.
2007-02-01 15:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by Richard B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Global Warming is not true, All it is, is an advertisement that stupid people who think they are helping a good cause give money to that people stuff into there pockets and do no research at all. Hears a couple of examples why global warming is not true - - first off the so called scientist state the fact that the ice caps are melting and show you sad pictures of polar bears dieing. Truth be told that the Not so long ago, the Ice caps were recorded 3 inches thicker than ever recorded on history. - Evidence show that the 1000 years ago the earth was hotter than it is today - Nasa has stated that the hottest years of the Century were not the 90's or 00's but the 1930's - Arctic website Crysophere Today reported that Arctic ice volume was 500,000 sq km greater than this time last year. - Ten years ago Different Scientists were telling people that it was global freezing, it just did not get as much media coverage. Truth be told its a big scam for you to fork over your money for them telling you a lie. The Earth goes through out cycles that make it get hot and cold. We Just have to live with it a realize we cant change it.
2016-05-24 03:30:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anthropomorphism's aside; when the female of many species overcomes what is observable fear in the defense of her young, then I would call that courage. Not all do so.
2007-02-01 11:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Courage is a human attribute It's unacceptable to give animals human characteristics. It is call anthropomorphism.
Rethink your question. .
2007-02-01 11:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cockroach!
What other insect can make it through nuclear blasts?
2007-02-01 11:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by eihrighn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋