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Old 04-08-2003, 08:49 PM  
SpaceAce
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Originally posted by bhutocracy


for sure, there 100% definately is a lot of complex thought happening in certain more highly developed creatures, and not just chimps, bonobo's, dolphins, parrots. Some of those creatures must come close to a 2 year old human... and a vast swathe of others must surely have base emotions and very primitive logic like dogs.. btw my dog has epilepsy - she fits and foams at the mouth.. all we are is thinking animals..our brain chemistry is so similar.
Yes, it isn't just the "famous" smart animals. Pigs, for instance, show quite a bit of intelligence. I also think that a scale like "As smart as an 'x' year old human" is not really fair because how can you measure the intelligence of a non-human being by human standards?

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