Do you think animals have thoughts? Are they capable of hearing that little voice that we humans have in our heads? - eviltoast

What do you think?

  • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I think so. I have parrots who are at a 4 year old human’s intelligence level. They do things they know they shouldn’t and wait for me to turn my back, it’s like they know they shouldn’t but have an intrusive thought and act on it. Of course, once I say “excuse me…” With the dad tone, they fly to their cages and pretend they did nothing. To me that takes thought and reasoning, desire, planning, action, etc. On their part.