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There are some animals that come close to having what we'd call gender roles: bonobos, some other primates (not all), and a bird called a ruff. But as far as we
by nozzlegear 3mo ago
There are some animals that come close to having what we'd call gender roles: bonobos, some other primates (not all), and a bird called a ruff. But as far as we can tell, those animals don't have an internal "I am X gender" self concept.
(Interesting note: bonobos are very fluid and change their gender roles depending on the situation and context.)
- inigyou 3mo agoWe can't talk to them, so we don't know how they feel, so of course they don't have any known internal feelings. If you observed humans from a distance in their natural habitat for a while you probably also wouldn't find any gender.
- nozzlegear 3mo agoI'm not sure what you're getting at here, you seem to be repeating my point that humans are the only animals we know of with genders. Am I misunderstanding?
- inigyou 3mo agoDirect quote: > Humans are the only mammals with genders at all.
- nozzlegear 3mo agoI'm still not following lol