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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.
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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?
SpaceAce