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We consider many animals to be "sentient" -- we recognize that they are to some degree conscious, in this case meaning that they have the capability to sense, perceive their world, and have some kind of emotion about the things they perceive "Sapience" on the other hand, is essentially "human-level intelligence, consciousness, and self-awareness" (from homo sapiens)