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But what does it mean, biologically, to be “pretty smart and good at understanding animals”, and from where does this ability arise?
by haswell 4y ago
But what does it mean, biologically, to be “pretty smart and good at understanding animals”, and from where does this ability arise?
- 8note 4y agoIsn't that obvious? From understanding and communicating with each other
- somenameforme 4y agoIt seems like a pretty basic component of anything resembling intelligence. Even relatively simple animals tend to be be able to demonstrate some form of communication with each other. This animal is showing its teeth to me, the teeth it would use to attack me, posturing itself in an aggressive way, and making some noise. Ah I guess that noise doesn't mean let's be friends. So I think your question is where the intelligence came from, and outside of hand-wavy appeals to evolution, I think the simple answer is that nobody knows.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoRemains to be seen, although it's noteworthy that when around cats, dogs, horses, or cows; humans will pick up on their body language very easily, even though we have relatively distant common ancestors.