some people will be offended at the term mental deficiencies, but it sounds absurd to say "learning difficulties," with regard to wild animals. You know what I mean.
2007-11-04 03:51:15 · 15 answers · asked by Z 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes I think so. I holistically treat animals, and I have seen a lot of diffrent animals, yes it does happen. some think faster than others, some have emotional issues. why does it seem absurd to say this about animals? I believe that are intelligent creatures and know about life just as we do. Just because we do not know their language does not take away from thier vast knowledge. That is all that separates uf from full understanding. I am an animal communicator, so this is said in their defense of their high intelligence. I they suffer emotionally just as any human would, they can even have a mental illness, sure, the answer is yes I do believe.
2007-11-04 03:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by Cathykaiser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not an expert on this, but i would say wild animals have mental deficiencies. with everything going on in the world and the environment, i am sure there are deficiencies of all sorts happen in the wild kingdom environment. an example the cutting down of the rainforest, or the oil spills in the oceans, in general taking from the environment and not giving back. i believe the Indians had the right idea. another example, let some one take your needs away would u adapt or be mental deficient. i would say yes mental deficiencies occur in wild animals.
2007-11-04 12:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by rongar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biology inherently has a range of expression, so I'd guess that they do.
I have relatively little experience with measuring the intelligence of wild animals, but I swear I've had some seriously mentally challenged dogs and one cat that was the smartest but also the most sporadically demented non-human ever to step across a threshold.
2007-11-04 12:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by Arby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PC is such a hinderance to free speech. But anyway, the answer is yes, but any animal that is physically or mentally damaged simply will not survive. The more complicated and organism - the more things can go wrong.
2007-11-04 11:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by cobra 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Animals can be 1 card short of a deck or even 3 you might be able actually help it just like a human would be helped if they were mental, for ex. a symptom for a mental disease is a dog chasing its tail believe it or not.
2007-11-04 11:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by drewfox3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure.
For instance: if a tiger was grewn up and fed in human environment - after placed into its natural habitat, it shows mental deficiencies to be able or willing to hunt for food, and it can even die if not taken back to its previous environment.
2007-11-04 12:03:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do. However, in most wild populations, these individuals rarely survive long enough to breed.
We had a kitty that was that was... um... let's just say, 'differently abled'.
She was a lovely little kitty, and very friendly. But definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
2007-11-04 11:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
of course. and, as is the way with nature, it is survival of the fittest. as this applies to cerebral fitness as well, those mentally deficient animals probably wouldn't survive into adulthood.
2007-11-04 11:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by . 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it's possible. But it would be almost impossible to identify such deficient individuals, because they would most likely be unable to survive for long.
2007-11-04 11:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it does, and natural selection being what it is, will see those animals being eaten first.
Carnivores rarely get the biggest, healthy prey, they usually get those in the bottom half to middle of the pack. (Pun intended).
2007-11-04 11:54:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋