Can animals use their imagination ? i know they can dream
9 Answers to "Can animals use their imagination ? i know they can dream"
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No. It's abstract thought.
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actually animals are much more intelligent then there given credit for....so yes i reckon they can...
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yes i've noticed that with the Cat i used to have , smart he wasLike (1)
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does that mean we should have a doggie prison for misbehaving pets offenders? O_o
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THey have sentience-but it cannot equate with humans-so while they have perception, it is limited
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to some degree i would suppose
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I assume so, pigeons can craft a piece of wire into the right shape to get seeds out of tubes etc.
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hunger would increase the need for persistence i guess and yeah increase thought on the matter
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Sometimes I imagine that I'm the Queen of England.
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that's ok i got my own spaceship home and it has marvelous capabilities
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my old dog had enough to work out how to get the fridge open
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did the dog get the fridge open ?
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I you ever had a dog, you know they can. They can bevery creative when it comes to finding ways to escape.
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true
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similarly as your cat
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mmmm ok thanks
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Posted by Billynm Mar 14th, 2013 at 4:26AM
I reckon that "Imagination" in it's broadest sense includes the ability to "think" - "If I do this...then this will happen". I was reading recently that many "higher" animals can do that, not just instinctive hunting type behaviours, but more sophisticated approaches. I saw an article (for instance) where a dog appeared to work out that humans couldn't see in the dark, and would more often steal food when the lights were off rather than on .This was classed as "using their imagination" - in terms of imaging how the human was restricted.
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Reply by FurryFace Mar 14th, 2013 at 4:29AM
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