There is a difference between saying "Oh, that animal acted like a human, it must be just like a human" and "Oh, that animal behaved in a way that I recognize,

There is a difference between saying "Oh, that animal acted like a human, it must be just like a human" and "Oh, that animal behaved in a way that I recognize, it probably has some intelligence and capacity for emotion." There comes a point when something is acting as if it is intelligent, or as if it has emotions, that it's reasonable to assume they are intelligent or they do have emotions. Not necessarily the same as ours, but on a spectrum.