2007-05-30 02:33:24 · 10 answers · asked by bhushan g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Other than humans... the only animals that really can are known to be species of apes and dolphins. Mainly just apes though. With the rest of animals it tend to be more of an instinct or learned behavior.
There are some that argue pigs, some parrots and elephants can reason but that one is still under heavy research.
2007-05-30 04:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They act in the same way as a pocket calculator of preset definitive programmes. However being of a higher living order they have a limited reasoning capacity to adapt to varying situations within their directly programmed discriminative capabilities similar to ROM chips of synthetic calculators. Why we say 'directly programmed' is because human minds are created with discreetly choiced programme capabilities. This probably may be a reason why we have to intelligently 'learn' every new thing while animal intelligence is programmed absolutely within the realm of each species for sustenance of life or conditional adaptation and the power of their reasoning as an extension within such limitations. A particular type of bird makes its nest suited to its requirements and all similar birds do the same way unlike human hut dwellers or palacial ones. Professional nature watchers might have observed and reported adaptive variatons as part of animal reasoning changing their life styles to new environmental conditions.
2007-05-30 03:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by sastry m 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think all animals who survive the test of time (especially the human one) reason. Animals in the wild, including birds, assess their food through sight, sound, smell, and known habit. Many animals (especially the human one) build their shelters by gathering necessary materials to construct their homes. These functions require reasoning and the way I see this it makes reasoning a part of the course of nature and the survival of the fittest. I think one part of the survival of humans that sets us apart from other species is that we cook and season our food, where other species simply gather, store, and consume their food in its raw form.
2007-05-30 02:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by Lost in Lost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the animal, and their brain size.
2007-05-30 02:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
They only have instinct, and there is no room for logic in their little minds.
2007-05-30 02:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by Katebortion 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I reckon they do, when you don't feed them they annoy the **** out of you.
2007-05-30 02:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by sandrota 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes i believe they can.
2007-05-30 02:40:44 · answer #7 · answered by thesunnshynne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-05-30 02:38:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think my cat can
2007-05-30 02:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by jenivive 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think they do very little.
2007-05-30 02:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋