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The language examples you gave deal with communicating with us. Animals have been shown to communicate with each other as well, and we don't yet know how comple
by TrevorJ 17y ago
The language examples you gave deal with communicating with us. Animals have been shown to communicate with each other as well, and we don't yet know how complex those communications may be.
Also, apes do exhibit evidence of a concept of 'self'.
- giardini 17y agoAnimal communications is limited to survival calls(warning cries), mating and social signals(which include status signals). Ape communication is very much "here and now", especially the signing apes: "Mary want banana, Mary want banana, banana, banana, give Mary banana..." etc. Apes do have some sense of self, but it is far from human consciousness.
- TrevorJ 17y agoI would disagree regarding the great apes. You are correct, it may be far from Human. We are in agreement there, however great apes have shown evidence of planning, remorse and anger that goes beyond the here and now.